Thilo Kehrer is travelling to London to finalise his move to West Ham.
The Paris Saint-Germain defender is due in the capital today, ahead of his initial £15m move to West Ham.
The versatile 25-year-old’s arrival will be much-needed for the Hammers and manager David Moyes.
PSG defender Thilo Kehrer is close to completing a £15 million move to West Ham
The transfer will be a welcome one for David Moyes as his side look light on defensive depth
He is short on options and has been forced to play Ben Johnson, primarily a full-back, at centre-half in West Ham’s first two games.
Moyes moved to strengthen his defence in the summer by signing Nayef Aguerd from Rennes but he suffered an ankle injury in pre-season which required surgery.
Angelo Ogbonna and Craig Dawson are injured while Issa Diop was sold to Fulham last week.
Fullback Ben Johnson has been playing as a make-shift centre back due to injuries
Kehrer, who can also play at right-back, has made 115 appearances for PSG since joining the French champions from Shalke in 2018.
West Ham have made further attempts to bolster their defence with a £13m bid for Chelsea left-back Emerson Palmieiri and are keen on Manchester United’s Eric Bailly.
The Hammers are next in action at the London Stadium against Brighton on Sunday.