Thilo Kehrer is travelling to London to finalise his move to West Ham.
The Paris Saint-Germain defender is due in the capital today, ahead of his initial £15m move to West Ham.
The versatile 25-year-old’s arrival will be much-needed for the Hammers and manager David Moyes.
He is short on options and has been forced to play Ben Johnson, primarily a full-back, at centre-half in West Ham’s first two games.
Moyes moved to strengthen his defence in the summer by signing Nayef Aguerd from Rennes but he suffered an ankle injury in pre-season which required surgery.