According to reports by Football.London, West Ham United and Lazio are still haggling over a transfer fee for Brazilian winger Felipe Anderson, as the transfer saga involving the 25-year-old drags on.

Football.London, via reports in Italy, say that the Serie A outfit are demanding another €4m for the wideman in a deal totalling €34m (around £30m) to get the transfer over the line, and negotiations between the two clubs look set to continue.

It is still looking likely that a move will eventually go through though, as new Irons boss Manuel Pellegrini, who has been urged to sign a 22-year-old World Cup star to replace the injured Manuel Lanzini, looks to hit the ground running during the 2018/19 campaign by adding some real quality to his squad.

So, how would signing the attacker truly impact the east London club? Football FanCast take a look at the potential consequences of the major summer deal for the Hammers…

West Ham play 4-4-2

Manuel Pellegrini has been known to play a 4-4-2 – or 4-2-2-2 – formation at some of his previous clubs, but with Marko Arnautovic, Lanzini and Javier Hernandez already in his squad and potential deals for Felipe Anderson and Javier Pastore said to be possible, it appeared Chilean was ready to play with just one striker and two attacking midfielders – similar to how David Moyes often set up.

However, the injury blow for Lanzini which will rule him out until 2019 may ensure Pellegrini sticks to what he knows best, and in Anderson and Arthur Masuaku he has the two perfect speedy and tricky wide players to utilise a 4-4-2.

Javier Hernandez gets on the goal trail

West Ham fans thought they had finally got the consistent goalscorer they'd long been searching for when they signed Hernandez from Bayer Leverkusen last summer, but the 30-year-old endured a difficult debut campaign at the London Stadium – struggling as a lone striker and often finding himself behind Marko Arnautovic in the pecking order.

However, adding Anderson out wide could ensure that former Manchester United man has more support and greater service than he perhaps did last term, and if gets starts there is no reason why he can't score 15 Premier League goals – a big improvement on the eight he netted in 2017/18.

Michail Antonio wants out

The 5ft 11in tall winger wil have surely been frustrated about often being used as a right wing-back last season rather than in his preferred position on the right wing, and the 28-year-old will be hoping that the arrival of Pellegrini at the London Stadium proves a positive for him.

However, the fact that the Chilean is targeting a club-record deal for Anderson – who would be a first-choice – suggests Antonio will be a substitute at best during the 2018/19 campaign, and that will likely be enough to convince him to seek a move away.

So, West Ham fans, do you think the signing of Felipe Anderson is a good thing? Let us know by voting below...

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