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Teenage midfielder set to join from Paris FC as the Hammers also push to strike PSG deal for Carlos Soler

The Hammers have agreed a deal for Paris FC’s 18-year-old midfielder and he is now expected to undergo a medical.

Reports suggest that he could even be loaned back to the French club, who currently compete in Ligue 2.

The Irons have made no fewer than eight first-team signings so far as part of an overhaul for a new era under David Moyes’ managerial successor Julen Lopetegui, with Max Kilman, Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Guido Rodriguez, Jean-Clair Todibo, Luis Guilherme and Wes Foderingham all brought aboard under technical director Tim Steidten.

West Ham also remain in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a deal for Spanish midfielder Carlos Soler as they target an initial season-long loan agreement that would become permanent next summer.

There may be further exits from the London Stadium too before the 11pm BST transfer deadline on August 30, with Kurt Zouma still in discussions over his future. Several clubs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are still understood to be keen on his signature after a proposed switch to Shabab Al-Ahli in Dubai fell through last week after the French defender - who has been replaced as West Ham club captain by Jarrod Bowen - failed a medical.

The Hammers lost their first competitive match of the new Lopetegui era on Saturday evening, going down 2-1 at home to Champions League qualifiers Aston Villa in their Premier League opener thanks to a late winner off the bench from another player they tried to sign this summer in Colombian striker Jhon Duran.