A director of Sporting Lisbon has refuted West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan's claims that the Premier League club rejected a chance to buy William Carvalho.
Sullivan said West Ham had lodged an unsuccessful bid for the midfielder earlier in the summer, but that Sporting reached out just before the transfer window closed on Thursday night to say they were now willing to accept the offer.
West Ham rejected the deal because there was no time for Carvalho to have a medical, according to Sullivan, but Sporting's director of communication said no offer was ever made.