West Ham agree £35.5m deal for Sassuolo striker Scamacca

West Ham have agreed a £35.5m deal to sign Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca, with personal terms now under discussion.

The Hammers have agreed to pay an initial £30.5m with £5m in add-ons for the 23-year-old, who scored 16 goals in 36 Serie A appearances last season for the Italian side. The deal includes a 10 per cent sell-on clause for Sassuolo.

West Ham also remain interested in Chelsea striker Armando Broja and dialogue between the clubs remains open.

While signing both Broja and Scamacca has not been ruled out, it's increasingly likely to be one or the other.

The Irons are also awaiting a response from Lille over the potential transfer of midfielder Amadou Onana.

Meanwhile, West Ham have missed out on signing Jesse Lingard on a free transfer after he joined Nottingham Forest on a one-year deal.

West Ham had made a proposal to sign Lingard and were satisfied with the offer they put forward, but the 29-year-old has decided to join the newly-promoted side.

West Ham have made three signings so far this summer with the arrivals of defender Nayef Aguerd, who joined from Rennes for £30m, and goalkeeper Alphonse Areola for £7.75m from Paris Saint-Germain after his successful loan stint last season and midfielder Flynn Downes from Swansea City for an undisclosed fee.

West Ham boss David Moyes is looking to improve his squad ahead of a season that will see West Ham combine Premier League improvement with a first Europa Conference League campaign.

West Ham have also made a bid to sign Eintracht Frankfurt's Filip Kostic as the left-sided player enters the final year of his contract at the Bundesliga side.

Left-back has been a priority position this summer for Moyes and the club have moved for the Serbia international, who