West Ham United are ready to end their push for Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma.

The Sun says the Hammers had reopened talks over a £20million move for the Chelsea defender, 26, who is free to leave.

But with Zouma wanting £120,000-a-week, West Ham have refused to meet those terms as it would blow apart their wage structure.

Zouma, on around £65,000 a week at Chelsea, initially claimed he did not want a move to the East Enders — but later insisted he would be open to a transfer.

The France defender has also been linked with a move to Barcelona and Real Madrid this summer.