West Ham made a bid for Lyon’s Paqueta

Lucas Paqueta

’s representatives are in London and they are eager to reach an agreement with the Premier League side before the transfer window closes.

and

are still negotiating.

The player, who featured in the Europa League last season against the Hammers, has three years remained on his deal with Lyon.

Meanwhile, they are still in talks with Club Brugge over a deal for Hans Vanaken, with the problem being a gap in his valuation and what they are willing to offer. The almost 30-year-old is eager to come but West Ham are ready to walk away from the contract if Club Brugge don’t bring down the asking price.

West Ham are also considering other options, such as Atalanta's Ruslan Malinovskyi. The Hammers are considering Conor Gallagher from Chelsea. Should he decide to leave the club, they are keen on signing him.

David Moyes is interested in strengthening his team as they have lost the first three opening matches in the Premier League.

Speaking after losing against Brighton, Moyes, who started with £30m striker Gianluca Scamacca on the bench again, said:

"I am concerned, but also I'm having to bed people in.

"We've not quite got everything in place. Hopefully our quality will show through in the coming weeks.

"Alarm bells is too strong. We finished seventh, then sixth, and we take positives from that. We've lost a wee bit. We need to get away from that position.

"Last year we were one of the top goalscorers. But we are struggling a bit for goals. We're aware we are not as free-flowing as we have been."

There are some issues at the back with Kurt Zouma and Thilo Kehrer.

"I slept on it, because I don't think Thilo was ready to start the game,"

added Moyes.

"He made the wrong decision to go to ground for the penalty kick. We gave the ball away terribly. They countered. Had he stayed on his feet, he would have probably seen it out.

"I probably wouldn't have started Thilo if we'd been in a better place or had some other centre-halves available."

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