West Ham United are closing in on the signing of Mauro Zarate from Velez Sarsfield.
The Daily Mail reports that the Argentine 27-year old forward is set to soon join the Hammers for an undisclosed fee.
The former Birmingham City and Lazio man is also attracting interest from Sunderland but his brother and agent Roland Zarate suggests a move to Upton Park is on the cards.
"We have almost everything sorted out with West Ham," Roland told Argentine radio station, Velez y su Mundo.
"They asked him not to play against San Lorenzo (on Tuesday) but he wanted to play.
"Mauro wanted to play because his love for Velez is very intense. But the club receive a good financial compensation."
