According to the Daily Record, West Ham United defender Jose Fonte has agreed to join Chinese Super League outfit Dalian Yifang.
What's the story?
Fonte joined West Ham from Southampton in January 2017, with the Hammers believed to have paid £8m to sign the Portuguese.
The 34-year-old made 16 appearances for his London club last season, but has only featured in eight Premier League matches during the 2017-18 campaign.
The centre-back has not actually represented West Ham in the Premier League since the end of October, with an ankle problem seeing him miss a lot of football.
Fonte has returned to the fold in recent weeks, but has only been a substitute for West Ham's last three Premier League matches, and it is understood that he is not in the plans of head coach David Moyes moving forward.
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According to the Daily Record, Fonte has already agreed to make the move to newly-promoted Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang.
When the deal go through?
It is understood that Fonte will travel to Asia at the start of next week to sign a three-year contract with the Chinese club.
According to the Daily Record, Dalian Yifang have agreed to pay £4.9m to sign Fonte, which is a good deal for West Ham when considering that the defender's contract at the London Stadium will expire at the end of next season.
Eyebrows were raised when the Hammers spent £8m on a player entering the final stages of his career, but it seems that the capital club will not lose too much money on the deal.
The new Chinese Super League campaign starts next week, and it is thought that Dalian Yifang are hopeful of securing Fonte's signature before the end of the month.
It appears that Fonte has made his 24th and final appearance for West Ham as he becomes the latest European player to try his hand in China.