West Ham and Brentford appear to have moved closer to agreeing a deal for Said Benrahma to join the east London club.
Crystal Palace have also held talks with Brentford about Benrahma, who has been a revelation since being signed from Nice in 2018.
The Hammers identified Benrahma and Ebere Eze as transfer targets after the end of last season.
Palace subsequently bought Eze from QPR and have also been interested in Benrahma but are reluctant to pay the asking price - Brentford have been demanding around £30m for the Algerian winger.
But West Ham appear to have made some headway in negotiations, paving the way for Benrahma to potentially move before next week’s transfer deadline.