Middlesbrough boss Jonathan Woodgate has hinted that West Ham's attempt to sign Darren Randolph could move on within the next 48 hours.
The Ireland keeper has been strongly linked with a return to the Hammers, two-and-a-half years after leaving the club.
However, the Guardian have said that the Hammers are further examining Randolph's thigh injury which has kept him out of 12 of Middlesbrough's last 14 games.
Football.London has been told Randolph would undergo a second examination and there were no concerns that a deal will collapse.
But Woodgate has make a joke about how long it is taking for the medical to be done, having admitted last week that Randolph was "in negotiations" with a Premier League team.
Speaking ahead of Middlesbrough's FA Cup third round replay with Tottenham tomorrow, Woodgate said: “It’s the longest medical in history and I’ve had a few myself.
“Let’s see what happens in the next 48 hours.”
The Hammers currently have Roberto and David Martin as their available options in goal, after Lukasz Fabianski suffered a suspected recurrence of a hip injury in the 1-0 defeat at Sheffield United on Friday.
Martin came on to replace him, but made an error that led to the Blades' goal, with his mistake the latest made by the back-up options to Fabianski, after Roberto had a shocking time of it in goal having replaced the Polish goalkeeper earlier in the season.
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