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West Ham hope to finalise a move for Javier Hernandez as the former Manchester United striker moves a step closer to making a big money move back to the Premier League.

Hernandez has been strongly linked with a move to the Hammers as Slaven Bilic looks to bring in a big name forward during the summer.

The former United star has a £13million release clause in his contract with Bayer Leverkusen and the Hammers are willing to make him the highest paid player at the club, even though Chelsea are also in the market to clinch his signature.

The Mexico international still has unfinished business in the Premier League following his memorable five-year spell at Old Trafford where he became a fans favourite at Old Trafford.

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The Hammers remain confident that Hernandez will be playing at London Stadium next season and senior officials are planning more talks with his advisors.

Mirror sources suggest a deal for the former United and Real Madrid forward is edging closer, but any announcement is not expected until the end of the week.

West Ham have been linked with a number of high profile forwards during the summer including Olivier Giroud and Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho.

But it now appears that Hernandez will follow in the footsteps of Pablo Zabaleta and Joe Hart and become the third major signing of the summer for the east London club.