West Ham hope to complete the transfer of Marko Arnautovic from Stoke this afternoon after the forward undergoes a medical.
The 28-year-old forward has agreed personal terms to move to the London Stadium after Stoke accepted a fee which is understood to be in the region of £24million - a club record.
He is set to become their third high-profile signing of the summer following the arrivals of defender Pablo Zabaleta and goalkeeper Joe Hart from Manchester City, the latter on a season-long loan deal earlier this week.
The club have also agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen, believed to be around £13m, to sign 29-year-old striker Javier Hernandez, but the Mexican's medical is not scheduled until Monday.
Confirmation of Arnautovic's signing would mean that for the second successive summer West Ham, who beat Fulham 2-1 in a friendly in Austria yesterday, have broken their record transfer fee.
Last August forward Andre Ayew arrived for £20.5m from Swansea, although he is yet to truly convince. As with Ayew, who joined the Welsh club a year earlier on a free transfer, the fee for Arnautovic represents a significant profit for Stoke.
He joined the Potters from Werder Bremen for £2m in 2013 as one of Mark Hughes' first signings, and has since scored 26 goals, including seven in 35 games last season.
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