West Ham 'close' on £38.5m La Liga star after 'personal terms agreed'

West Ham are reportedly closing in on Arnaut Danjuma after agreeing personal terms with the Villarreal winger.

Danjuma impressed in both La Liga and the Champions League last season, scoring 17 goals in all competitions, leading Liverpool and Manchester United to be linked with the former Bournemouth winger.

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But transfer rumors had been scarce before a report on Thursday claimed West Ham were in talks with the 25-year-old, who is said to be keen on a move to the London stadium.

Later in the day, it was claimed the Hammers were 'backing out of the deal' as manager David Moyes and other members of the management team 'wondered if Danjuma was the right fit' .

The report claimed there were a number of other targets that Moyes was "pleased the club are pursuing", including Chelsea's Armando Broja, free agent Jesse Lingard and Hull City striker Keane Lewis -Potter, valued at £20 million.

But now Mirror claims West Ham are not only still interested, but are close to agreeing a deal for the Netherlands international.

He has a buyout clause in his contract, but it's unclear what it is, with some outlets saying it's £34m and others believing it's £34m. it is £43m.

Either way, West Ham are hoping to land him for around £38.5m as both clubs 'eliminate' final transfer fees.

But that seems to be the only hurdle in the negotiations with personal terms already agreed between Danjuma and the Premier League side.

Meanwhile, West Ham have told Chelsea that top target Declan Rice is not for sale.

Rice was with Chelsea as a youth but was released when he was 14.

The Blues are keen to re-sign the England midfielder, but are put off by the Hammers' exorbitant £150million price tag.

Making it harder to land the 23-year-old, West Ham are 'adamant' he is not for sale this summer.

Talking about the England midfielder's future in April, Moyes said: "The first thing to say is that he's not for sale.

"If you're interested, well, it'll be north of that. £100m was cheap last summer. £150m right now would be the minimum, but it doesn't is not for sale. What I do know is that means there are only certain clubs that might even consider it."