West Ham United boss Alan Curbishley has clinched a deal for Derby County winger Giles Barnes.

The Sun says Hammers agreed a deal for the England Under-21 star to sign next month.

Alan Curbishley has been tracking Barnes, 19, for a year and had a £3.5m bid snubbed by Rams during the summer.

But the West Ham boss has got his man after new chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson sanctioned an improved £5 million bid.