West Ham United are nearing an agreement with Ajax for the signing of Ghana international Mohammed Kudus.

According to 90min, the Hammers have already had two bids turned down by Ajax, the latest of which was worth €40m (£34m) plus add-ons but the need to sign quality attacking reinforcements has seen the club continue negotiations with Ajax, with manager David Moyes and technical director Tim Steidten both pushing for the Black Star to make the move to London Stadium.

Sources have confirmed a third offer has been lodged with Ajax, who did agree on a fee with Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this summer only for Kudus to put the brakes on a move, worth €41m initially plus €3m in add-ons (£35m + £2.5m).

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West Ham have added Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse to their midfield ranks after selling Declan Rice to Arsenal for £105m and made Konstantinos Mavropanos their third major summer signing on Monday after he joined from VfB Stuttgart on a five-year contract.

The former Nordsjaelland wunderkind still has two years remaining on his contract at Ajax, and he allegedly turned down a one-year extension in April. So, Ajax are caught between a rock and a hard place; they must offload the player this summer itself to extract a premium price for their prized asset.

With Kudus scoring 18 goals and providing six assists in 42 appearances for Ajax across all competitions last season while also shining at the 2022 World Cup for Ghana, signing someone of his pedigree would be a big coup for the Hammers.