He will join on loan after Hammers agreed to sell Stewart Downing

West Ham have agreed a deal for Manuel Lanzini ahead of his medical

Manuel Lanzini is expected to arrive in London on Thursday to complete a medical ahead of his move to West Ham from United Arab Emirates side Al Jazira.

The 22-year-old is joining on loan after West Ham agreed to sell Stewart Downing to Middlesbrough for £5million.

The Hammers agreed a deal in principle to sign Argentine midfielder Lanzini from the UAE-based club earlier this month.

Manuel Lanzini is expected to arrive in London on Thursday to complete a medical with West Ham

The 22-year-old is joining on loan from UAE-based Al Jazira who he joined from River Plate last summer

West Ham have agreed to sell Stewart Downing to Middlesbrough which allows them to move for Lanzini

Likened to former Argentina star Pablo Aimar, Lanzini, who has an Italian passport, was considered by West Ham while at River Plate last summer but he moved to the Middle East instead for £5.25million.

Known as 'La Joya' or 'The Jewel', Lanzini also has interest from Sharjah of the UAE Pro League. He scored eight goals in 24 appearances to help Jazira to a second-place finish in the Arabian Gulf League last season.

New manager Slaven Bilic has already made six signings this summer with the arrivals of Darren Randolph, Pedro Obiang, Stephen Hendrie, Dimitri Payet, Angelo Ogbonna and Carl Jenkinson.

The Croatian boss leads his new team at Upton Park for the first time on Thursday night as they take on Birkirkara of Malta in the second qualifying round of the Europa League.