Irons striker loan deal rumoured

zaza West Ham are rumoured to have re-opened negotiations for a loan move for Juventus striker Simone Zaza in January after missing out in the summer.

The recycled news suggests West Ham are looking to bolster their attacking options through talks to re-negotiate a £1.5m loan fee with the Serie A side, with an option to buy set at £18m. Zaza is keen to find a club that will offer him more playing time as he looks to secure a place in the Italy squad for Euro 2016 next summer.

The 24-year-old joined Juventus in the summer for £13.5m after spending the last two seasons with Sassuolo, who had purchased co-ownership in him when he left Sampdoria at the end of the 2012-13 season.

He played 64 Serie A games for Sassuolo, scoring 20 times, but is not currently in Massimiliano Allegri’s first-team plans in Turin. Zaza has played just 10 games all season, starting only three Serie A ties. He has netted five goals but it is clear he is not a favourite at Juventus.

The fresh rumour surfaced yesterday after a report was published in Italy via La Gazetta Dello Sport.

Last week Bilic told a press conference “Apart from one loan deal that we were thinking about, we were not thinking of buying major players in January. That hasn’t changed”

Could that one loan deal be Simone Zaza that Bilic was referring to?