The Italian side have reportedly agreed to pay the Hammers around €5million for the Switzerland international, who has flown to Italy with a view to signing with the Serie A club until 2014. The 25-year-old midfielder expressed his desire to leave West Ham this month and the Premier League strugglers were willing to let him go as they need to offload players given the 25-man squad rule. Fiorentina made an approach to sign Behrami before negotiations stalled, but the two parties reopened talks and are set to tie up a deal. Behrami initially moved to Italy to join Genoa in 2003 and spent a season on loan at Verona before being signed by Lazio in 2005. West Ham made a £5million swoop for Behrami in 2008 on a five-year contract and the wideman went on to score four goals in 54 Premier League starts for the Hammers. The potential arrival of Behrami could see former Italy midfielder Cristiano Zanetti complete a move from Fiorentina to Brescia.
