West Ham ready to complete a loan deal for Chelsea’s Armando Broja

Armando Broja’s move to West Ham is set to proceed as a loan with Chelsea reluctant to sell the 20-year-old striker this summer.

The Hammers were ready to negotiate a fee for Broja who scored nine goals on loan at Southampton last season but accept Chelsea’s position and are willing to take the Albania international for an initial 12 months and see if they can make the deal permanent after that.

Chelsea’s stance indicates they haven’t given up on Broja being able to make it at Stamford Bridge.

West Ham look set to sign Armando Broja on loan as Chelsea don’t want him to leave for good

Tall and technically capable, he has been limited to one first-team appearance at Chelsea so far but impressed during spells at Vitesse and at St Mary’s.

West Ham also want a left-back and have submitted a bid for Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca but that doesn’t affect Broja going to the London Stadium.

Scamacca thrived in Serie A last term, scoring 16 goals in Italy’s top-flight as Sassuolo finished in mid-table.

West Ham are also keen on Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca, and could sign two strikers

West Ham boss David Moyes appears to want to be busy in the transfer market this summer

He has also attracted interest from French champions PSG this summer.

West Ham have already made three additions to their squad in the current transfer window, bringing in Nayef Aguerd and Flynn Downes, while also making Alphonse Areola’s loan spell a permanent one.

It appears that they are still some way from completing their summer business, with David Moyes keen to further strengthen his squad ahead of another European campaign for the Irons.