Hammers closing in on super Mario

West Ham are close to signing Inter Milan's Joao Mario on loan for the rest of the season and he's currently having a medical (two legs and an untweaked hamstring is the basic requirement). The Portuguese midfielder looks a Lanzini-like creative midfielder who can create and score goals. He's got a 2016 European Championship winners' medal with Portugal (mind you so has Jose Fonte) and had a promising career at Sporting Lisbon. He's struggled a bit at Inter after a £35m move, but hasn't been helped by Milan's changes of manager. It's worth noting that his Portugeezer teammate Renato Sanches has struggled at Swansea, but the 25-year-old does look a proper number ten who can give the Hammers something extra, and also play in the same team with Lanzini when Manuel recovers from his hamstring injury.