Edimilson Fernandes to have West Ham medical after £5.5m deal agreed

West Ham have agreed a £5.5m fee with the Swiss club Sion for
Edimilson Fernandes, with the 20-year-old midfielder set to travel to
London on Wednesday for a medical.
Fernandes, who is a cousin of the former
Manchester City player Gélson Fernandes,
is a product of Sion's youth system and
made 26 appearances in the Swiss Super
league last season, scoring one goal. He
also started the Europa League group stage
tie against Liverpool last October, which ended in a 1-1 draw, and the
second match against Jürgen Klopp's side in Switzerland in December.
Slaven Bilic has been searching for midfield reinforcements with Italian
clubs also showing an interest in Pedro Obiang this week. Fernandes, who
has played for Switzerland's Under-21 side, is expected to sign a four-
year contract, subject to passing his medical.
Bilic has confirmed he is interested in Manchester City's Wilfried Bony,
while Simone Zaza is reported to be weighing up a move from Juventus.
The West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan is recuperating after heart
surgery on Tuesday. The 67-year-old's son, David Sullivan Jr, tweeted a
picture of his father lying in his hospital bed on his mobile phone. In his
tweet, Sullivan Jr went on to suggest his father was already back to
negotiating the arrival of new players at West Ham, with the transfer
window closing in a week's time.
"Dad has just had heart surgery, woke up from operation and is straight
back on the phone to sign more players," he said.