West Ham agree five-year £11m Areola deal

West Ham have agreed terms on a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.

The Hammers will now trigger the £11m option price for the 29-year-old.

Areola is expected at the club in the next 24 hours to sign the deal with an official announcement to follow.

Areola joined on loan last summer with West Ham holding an option to buy.

West Ham see this as a fantastic deal as other clubs - including Newcastle - were interested.

West Ham have made an offer to Jesse Lingard's representatives over signing the player on a free transfer.

The midfielder officially becomes a free agent on July 1 following the expiration of his Manchester United contract.

Lingard had a successful loan spell at West Ham in the second half of the 2020/21 season when he scored nine goals in 16 Premier League starts, while Newcastle tried to sign Lingard in the January transfer window.

West Ham are set to bid in the region of £30m for Chelsea striker Armando Broja.

The 20-year-old has been identified as West Ham's top striker target this summer.

The club want to intensify their pursuit of the Albania international, with his future expected to be made by new owner Todd Boehly and manager Thomas Tuchel following the departure of Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia.

Broja impressed on loan at Southampton last season, scoring nine goals in 38 appearances in all competitions, and the Saints have also been keen to sign him permanently.

Sky Sports News' chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol:

David Moyes will be given money to spend to carry on strengthening his squad, with Mark Noble, Andriy Yarmolenko, Ryan Fredericks and David Martin all leaving at the end of their contracts.

One of the sagas of the summer will be the future of Declan