West Ham linked with £15m bid for Italian striker

Sky Sports and Guardian journalist, Fabrizio Romano claims West Ham are preparing a £15m bid for Italian Striker Simone Zaza in today’s Guardian Newspaper.

Romano writes: “West Ham United are preparing a bid for the Juventus and Italy striker Simone Zaza, believed to be in the region of €20m (£15m). The Premier League club face stiff competition from Wolfsburg among others, with the German side having already submitted an offer of €25m up front.Juventus are holding out for €30m.  West Ham officials are due to hold talks today with Juventus in an attempt to structure a deal.”

Zaza played a key role in Italy’s 1-0 win over Sweden in Euro 2016 as it was his assist which resulted in the Italian winner three minutes from time.

Following his £13.5m move to Juventus from Sassuolo last summer, Zaza was become the fourth choice striker and is likely to be up for a move this summer.  The latest report follows a similar claims by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio four days ago.

We think this rumour has some legs so we have given it a rumour rater of high although we are not sure about the meeting Juventus officials today part though.