West Ham agree deals for Harry Maguire and James Ward-Prowse

DEAL AGREED: West Ham have agreed deals in principle to sign Harry Maguire and James Ward-Prowse. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

West Ham have agreed deals in principle to sign Harry Maguire and James Ward-Prowse, the PA news agency understands.

Manchester United defender Maguire and Southampton midfielder Ward-Prowse have also agreed personal terms with the Hammers.

Maguire remains in discussions with United about the terms of his exit from Old Trafford but the transfer, understood to be worth around £30million, is expected to go through.

The Hammers are also close to announcing the £35million signing of Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez from Ajax.

The 25-year-old has passed a medical but the paperwork is still being completed.

Meanwhile, West Ham are understood to have knocked back an initial £60million approach from Manchester City for midfielder Lucas Paqueta.

That figure is some £30million less than West Ham would entertain selling the Brazil midfielder for.

However, there could be a player swap involved with Hammers boss David Moyes having long held an interest in City midfielder Kalvin Phillips.

Alvarez and Phillips can both fill the position vacated by the £105million sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal.

Young winger Cole Palmer, who scored in Sunday's Community Shield defeat by the Gunners, is another player admired by Moyes.

Elsewhere, United States goalkeeper Matt Turner has completed his move to Nottingham Forest from Arsenal.

Turner, 29, has signed a four-year contract at the City Ground in a deal which could be worth up to £10million.

With Arsenal closing in on the signing of David Raya from Brentford, Turner would have seen his first-team opportunities limited further if he stayed on in north London.

"It is a great challenge and a great step in my career," said Turner, who moved from the New England Revolution to Arsenal last June and played in their Europa League campaign.

"The manager and the backroom staff, everything about the club has a little sparkle to it. It has felt right from the start and I am happy it's got done."