West Ham United can confirm that the club hope to announce two new signings within the next 24 hours.

Both prospective arrivals are proven Premier League players and will add greatly to new manager Sam Allardyce's first-team squad ahead of the 2011/12 season.

The Hammers have already brought in experienced Senegal centre-back Abdoulaye Faye and expect to make at least seven signings this summer. Everybody at the club is determined to gain promotion from the npower Championship at the first attempt.

You will hear about every new arrival first on the club's official website whufc.com and the official twitter feed here. Watch this space for updates.