He was previously captain of the Arsenal reserve team

The Norwegian midfielder has impressed at Borussia Monchengladbach

West Ham have agreed to sign Havard Nordtveit in the summer

West Ham are finalising a deal for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Havard Nordtveit.

The Norway international, who spent three years at Arsenal and was captain of their reserves, has agreed a pre-contract and will officially join Slaven Bilic' s side in July.

Nordtveit, 25, has impressed with his performances in the Bundesliga and Champions League this season.

West Ham have agreed to sign Borussia Monchengladbach midfiedler Havard Nordtveit in the summer

The 25-year-old Norway international also attracted interest from Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid

Monchengladbach wanted to extend his deal while Borussia Dortmund, Schalke and Atletico Madrid had made approaches but he was keen to return to the Premier League.

He is highly regarded by Arsene Wenger who had considered a move also but Nordtveit wants a club where he has greater prospects of playing regularly.

Meanwhile, Didider Deschamps says he remains open minded about a recall to the France national side for West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet.

'Dimitri has always been good with his club,' said Deschamps. 'That was already the case at Marseille.

'For the national team, he made good entrances, he was good against Denmark, I do not forget that.'

Deschamps added: 'It is not necessarily because there is huge competition that I will not pick him. And it is not necessarily because of a media campaign that I will pick him.'

West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet is hopeful of making France's squad for Euro 2016 in the summer