Nayef Aguerd: West Ham close to completing £30m deal to sign Rennes defender

The signing of Aguerd is close to being done.

David Moyes has identified Aguerd as the next piece in his plan to make West ham genuine challengers for a top six spot.

He made 66 league appearances for Rennes after joining from Dijon.

In a farewell post to fans on social media, Aguerd said it was a difficult decision to leave Rennes as he had enjoyed exceptional times there.

In the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations, Aguerd was present in every game.

He played in both of the play-off games for the World Cup.

Aguerd is expected to have a medical on Monday.

If the deal goes through, he will be the fourth-highest transfer in West Ham's history.