Hammers table ‘take it or leave it’ offer
The right sided midfielder was one of the first names on manager Manuel Pellegrini’s wish list but although the Hammers remain in touch with the Serie A club, hopes are now fading that a deal can be done.
According to some reports in Italy the deal is coming closer but that runs contrary to everything we have been told currently from inside the Hammers.
Despite agreeing an £80k a week wage with the player and his advisers, Lazio presdient Claudio Lotito is refusing to budge on a €million valuation leaving the two sides €10 million apart.
It has now reached the staged where the Hammers insist this is their ‘take it or leave it’ offer on a deal that has blown hot and cold for several weeks.
A final decision on the ongoing situation is expected to be decided at Monday’s meeting between boss Manuel Pellegrini and the Hammers board.
And there remains the hope that given Lazio’s financial troubles the Italian club will accept what’s on the table.