West Ham United are close to a deal for Canadian defender Doneil Henry.

The Mail on Sunday says his work permit application will be submitted on Monday and manager Sam Allardyce has high hopes that 6ft 2in Henry will make the grade in the Barclays Premier League.

Henry already has 14 caps for the senior Canada team and the high-flying Hammers hope that will be enough to get the application through the stringent work permit test, although caps for Canada do not rank highly.

West Ham are hopeful to announce the signing of defender Doneil Henry following a work permit application

West Ham, however, believe the former Canadian U20 player of the year will prove to be a wise signing and will make a strong case.