West Ham United hope for good news today over prospective signing Lacina Traore.
The Daily Mail says the Ivory Coast star is due to join up on loan this week pending the last paperwork from AS Monaco and a work permit hearing in London today. Although Traore won't attend, the club hope he'll be cleared to have a medical tomorrow.
Manager Sam Allardyce welcomed back Andy Carroll to his line-up on Saturday, but the fragility of his £17million England centre forward means reinforcements are needed to halt the club's slide.
