Czech goalkeeper Laštůvka set to sign loan deal with West Ham

The Czech football goalkeeper Jan Laštůvka is set to join the English Premier League club West Ham. Laštůvka, who is contracted to Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk, underwent a medical at West Ham on Saturday and is due to sign a one-year loan deal with the London club on Sunday. The player previously spent a season at Fulham. West Ham’s goalkeeping coach is former Czech international Luděk Mikloško and the Hammers also have young Czech goalie Marek Štěch on their books.