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Zouma is having a medical at West Ham ahead of completing his move across
London from Chelsea.
The clubs have agreed a deal in the region of £25m for the France
international, who has not featured in either of Chelsea's Premier League
games so far this season.
Sky Sports News previously reported that West Ham were keen to land the
defender, but that the obstacle of personal terms and the structure of
payments had to be overcome before any move could be completed.
Zouma has been David Moyes's primary target for defensive strengthening all
summer, although the Hammers were earlier linked with Fiorentina's Nikola
Milenkovic and Marseille's Duje Caleta-Car.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are in talks to sign Sevilla defender Jules Kounde in a
deal which could be worth £43m.
Kounde has been Chelsea's No 1 defensive target this summer and there is
increased confidence a deal can be done before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
Zouma - who on Thursday was called up by France for their World Cup
qualifiers in September - has been with Chelsea since January 2014, when he
joined the club from Saint-Etienne.
The 26-year-old scored five goals last season, which was one of his most
prolific in terms of appearances until Thomas Tuchel took over as head coach
from Frank Lampard.
He was an unused substitute in the opening two Premier League games of this
season, wins over Crystal Palace and Arsenal - but did start the Super Cup
clash with Villarreal.
West Ham would need Zouma registered by midday on Friday for him to be
available for their clash with Palace this weekend.
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