Overview

• West Ham first submitted an €8m bid on August 1 before agreeing on a roughly €10 million transfer package for John Victor
• The 29-year-old Brazilian played 85 matches for Botafogo, kept 36 clean sheets and won the Copa Libertadores, Taça Rio and Brazilian Série A
• Victor is poised to replace Lukasz Fabianski and challenge Alphonse Areola following doubts over the Frenchman’s consistency
• The goalkeeper would become West Ham’s fifth senior signing of the summer as manager Graham Potter reshapes his squad
• Interest from Manchester United, Everton and Galatasaray highlighted Victor’s appeal before the Hammers secured the verbal agreement