Sao Paulo (Brazil) July 8 (IANS) Corinthians Brazil s multi-sport club has accepted an offer from West Ham United to sign Paraguayan center-back Fabian Balbuena the club said in a statement on Sunday.

West Ham will pay four million euros for the 26-year-old who signed a new three-year deal with Corinthians in April reported Xinhua news agency.

"He is now free to undergo a medical for the transfer to be completed " Corinthians said on their official website. "We thank him for his efforts with the club and wish him luck."

Capped six times for Paraguay s national team Balbuena made 136 appearances for Corinthians and helped them win the 2017 Brazilian Serie A title.

He is West Ham s fourth signing of the summer joining Ryan Fredericks Issa Diop and Lukasz Fabianski.

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