West Ham close on £25m Brazil teenager Guilherme

West Ham are closing successful connected nan 30m euro (£25.54m) signing of 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras.

Hammers head of shot Tim Steidten has been successful Brazil trying to bolster caller head Julen Lopetegui’s squad.

Despite rumours nan effort to motion Guilherme was successful threat of being called off, sources person told BBC Sport it is now almost done.

It would beryllium West Ham’s first signing since David Moyes was replaced by Lopetegui astatine nan extremity of nan play and Steidten took power of nan club’s transportation dealings.

Guilherme made his Palmeiras debut arsenic a 17-year-old successful 2023 and played for nan nine successful this season’s Copa Libertadores group stage.