West Ham could be set to shift their focus from William Carvalho to his Sporting CP teammates Adrien Silva and Joao Palhinha, after growing frustrated with the demands for the 25-year-old defensive midfielder.
The Hammers have been linked with Carvalho for some time and lodged a bid for the Portuguese international, but the deal has hit a snag with Sporting increasing their fee demands.
However despite struggling to nail down a price for Carvalho, Sport Witness have reported (via Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Noticas) that Slaven Bilic's side could turn their attentions to more Sporting stars in the form of Silva and Palhinha.