West Ham United closing in on Felipe Anderson deal

West Ham United are on a deal to sign  Lazio attacker Felipe Anderson.

The Hammers are one of three Premier League clubs understood to be interested in Anderson, others include Leicester City and Southampton.

Reports have it that West Ham have now won the race for his signature and could announce his arrival before the end of the week.

West Ham will apparently pay an initial fee of €30m (£26.5m) for the one-time Brazil international, with a further €8m (£7.1m) in bonuses.

Anderson made 32 appearances for Lazio across all competitions last season, scoring eight goals and creating 10 more.

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