West Ham United are close to signing Alex Song from Barcelona.

Hammers co-chairman David Sullivan has revealed that the East London club has agreed a deal with the Catalan giants for the Cameroonian midfielder who is set to undergo a medical.

The former Arsenal star spent last season on loan at West Ham and has been linked with a permanent move to Upton Park ever since but it has taken a while for any deal to come to fruition.

Sullivan said on the Knees Up Mother Brown (KUMB) podcast: "We have a deal in place with Alex Song subject to a medical. If the medical is okay, we'll take him.

"He's a player we all admire and we just hope that the medical shows he's in a sufficient state for us to gamble.

"He couldn't physically pass a medical tomorrow, but if the medics say it's just a technical thing and he's only a couple of weeks away you'd take that gamble and hope they're right.

"He's still got two years left on his Barcelona contract and you're signing a player on a three-year contract, so it's a huge commitment. He's a big earner, Alex.

"He's injured at the moment, which is something you've got to weight up. But we've got until September 1 to make a decision."