Chicharito agrees to join West Ham from Leverkusen

Javier Hernandez will seal a move to the Premier League club from Bayer Leverkusen upon the successful completion of a medical

Former striker Javier Hernandez will sign for West Ham from subject to a medical, the two clubs have announced.

The 29-year-old international moved to Leverkusen from Old Trafford, following a season on loan at , in August 2015.

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He scored 39 goals in 76 competitive games for the side and will bolster Slaven Bilic's attacking options, with the West Ham boss having already signed Joe Hart on a season-long loan along with the goalkeeper's former team-mate Pablo Zabaleta.

West Ham are said to be paying a fee in the region of £13 million for Hernandez's services.

A statement on West Ham's official website read: " and Bayer Leverkusen have agreed terms for the transfer of Javier Hernandez to London Stadium.

"The former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker will fly to London in the coming days to finalise personal terms and undergo a medical with the Hammers."

West Ham are also reported to be on the brink of signing forward Marco Arnautovic, with a £24m fee understood to have been agreed between the two Premier League sides.

Chicharito became Mexico's all-time leading goalscorer in May, recording his 47 international goal during a friendly against .

He recently represented El Tri at the Confederations Cup in .