West Ham hope to conclude the signing of Henry Onyekuru this week after convincing the young Nigerian to snub Arsenal.

Talks are ongoing with his club Eupen over the fee which will be intrinsically linked to the 20-year-old gaining his work permit.

However, Onyekuru has been convinced by West Ham that a move to the London Stadium would be of greater benefit to his career and will offer him the platform to play regularly in the Premier League.

Henry Onyekuru looks set to join West Ham as he prepares to fly in for a medical this week

He is expected to fly to London on Tuesday ahead of a prospective medical if talks continue to progress well.

Onyekuru has been capped just once but the £7million plus fee and his expected wages of £35,000 a week will go towards the totting up procedure which should ensure he gains a work permit as an elite talent.

Onyekuru scored 25 goals last season and made 14 assists from the wing playing for unfashionable Eupen.

Onyekuru was reportedly close to joining Arsenal before West Ham hijacked their bid

Arsenal agreed to pay the Belgian club £6.85m as have Lille, Anderlecht and Club Brugge. Eupen also fielded enquiries from Monaco, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan.

Speaking last week, the player himself suggested he was ready to reject an elite club like Arsenal in favour of more playing time elsewhere.

In an interview with KweseESPN, Onyekuru said: 'The first and most important thing for a player is to get playing time. I'm still young and I still have a long career to pursue but now I need to play.'