West Ham transfer news: Manuel Pellegrini interested in snapping-up Porto star Yacine Brahimi with talks ongoing

WEST HAM are reportedly in talks to bring Porto's contract rebel Yacine Brahimi to the London Stadium.

The 28-year-old - who boasts a release clause of £53million - has just a year left to run on his current deal with the Primeira Liga champions.

According to O Jogo, the Hammers were in Portugal yesterday to discuss the potential signing of the Algerian international.

The sports newspaper ran the story on their front page, with Manuel Pellegrini understood to be desperate to nab a pacey winger before the end of the transfer window.

West Ham reportedly sent scouts to watch the 2014 BBC African Footballer of the Year in action against Braga in February.

With Brahimi seemingly unwilling to extend his stay with Sergio Conceicao's side, the ex-Rennes ace looks to have been put up for sale.

Everton had been eyeing up a move the former French youth international, after they failed with a £35m offer last summer.

Brahimi - a product of the Paris Saint-Germain academy - has been a key player for Porto since joining from Granada for £5.7m in 2014.

He chalked up with 12 goals and ten assists in 48 games in all competitions last campaign - helping the club to their first league title since 2013.

And he isn't the only player West Ham are targeting, with Pellegrini looking to beat off competition from Leicester and Everton to snap up former loanee Joao Mario from Inter Milan.