Aston Villa are close to agreeing an £8 million deal for West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.

The England Under-21 skipper is understood to have undergone a medical at Villa's Bodymoor Heath training complex over the weekend.

Villa are remaining tight-lipped over the possibility of Reo-Coker becoming Martin O'Neill's first summer signing.

But sources close to the midlands club are adamant the Reo-Coker deal could finally go through in the early part of this week despite late interest from Manchester City.