West Ham are closing in on the signing of Tomas Soucek after having a bid accepted for the Slavia Prague midfielder and they also hope to land the Tottenham Hotspur right-back Kyle Walker-Peters on loan.

David Moyes knows West Ham’s Premier League status could depend on how many players arrive before the transfer window shuts on Friday and the Scot wants to sign a right-back, a central midfielder and a forward.

The London club are scouring the market for reinforcements and Soucek, who has scored 10 goals for the Czech champions this season, travelled to London for a medical on Monday night.

West Ham had a €15m bid rejected for Soucek over the weekend, with Slavia valuing the 24-year-old at €20m, but the clubs have since come to an agreement over the Czech Republic international. Slavia accepted an offer for Soucek on Monday morning and it is hoped talks over personal terms will progress smoothly.

Slavia confirmed that Soucek has been given permission to leave and the club’s president, Jaroslav Tvrdik, has added that the deal would represent “a record transfer in the Czech league”. Moyes wants greater presence in midfield and Soucek, who signed a new five-year deal with Slavia last summer, appears to fit the bill. He would be capable of slotting in alongside Declan Rice.

Soucek would be West Ham’s second signing this month. They have secured a new No 2 goalkeeper when they bought Darren Randolph for £4m from Middlesbrough and are on the lookout for a new right-back. Walker-Peters, who has been targeted by Crystal Palace and Southampton, is out of favour at Spurs and the 22-year-old could fit the bill.

It is hoped that Walker-Peters can fill in for Ryan Fredericks, who is not expected to return from a hamstring injury until the end of February. The 35-year-old Pablo Zabaleta has deputised for Fredericks in recent weeks. It remains to be seen if Spurs are willing to deal with their London rivals.

West Ham’s problems increased when they lost to a shadow West Bromwich Albion side in the FA Cup last Saturday. Only goal difference is keeping them out of the bottom three before they host Liverpool tomorrow and Brighton & Hove Albion this weekend. The pressure is increasing on the club’s owners, David Sullivan and David Gold, and West Ham’s dismal performance against West Brom exposed glaring weaknesses within their squad before a crucial week.

West Ham have also targeted Ronaldo Vieira but feel the Sampdoria midfielder is too expensive, while their interest in the CSKA Moscow forward Fyodor Chalov has cooled. Meanwhile West Ham aim to find a buyer for Carlos Sánchez in Spain. The Colombian midfielder had apoor game against West Brom and was substituted at half-time.