Flamengo director Marcos Braz has confirmed West Ham United are interested in youngster Lázaro and have made a proposal to sign him.
Earlier today we covered a report from Brazil that backed up claims on Saturday that West Ham had made a £5m bid for the player.
The report made it clear that talks are underway between the two clubs, with David Moyes keen to strengthen his squad before the end of the window.
UOL now follow that up, stating that West Ham have made a £5m bid for the youngster, who has eight goals in 42 games for the Brazilian side to date.
They also state that two other European sides, from Belgium specifically, are interested in the 20-year-old jewel and believed to be monitoring the player.
It is West Ham who have made the first move to secure him, though, with Braz confirming as much when questioned on the situation.
“In fact, there was the proposal (from West Ham), and Flamengo understands that it has to be improved,” he told UOL.
“Whether it will be improved or not does not depend on us. We are waiting. Lazaro is a very important player; we can count on him.
“It depends a lot more on who wants to buy him, because we don’t want to sell him. They already know how much we want.”
