West Ham: Romano drops Scamacca update

West Ham United are believed to be plotting a transfer for Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca, in line with the newest reviews.

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As per journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Hammers are stated to be “getting ready” a bid for the Italy worldwide this summer time, with the price set to be within the area of €40m, (£34m) – doubtlessly shy of the Serie A outfit’s €50m asking value.

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Writing on Twitter in regards to the east Londoners’ curiosity, Romano acknowledged that: “West Ham are getting ready a gap, verbal bid round €40m for Gianluca Scamacca. He’s within the listing alongside Armando Broja, who simply joined Chelsea squad within the USA & there’s lot of competitors. #WHUFC Sassuolo need €50m for Scamacca. PSG, not intentioned to pay that a lot.”

This follows a earlier report from 90min that exposed that David Moyes and co had made contact with the Italian facet concerning the seven-cap gem – in addition to teammate and compatriot Giacomo Raspadori – forward of a potential swoop within the coming weeks and months.

Arnautovic 2.0

A participant additionally on the radar of Paris Saint-Germain, Scamacca loved an actual breakthrough season throughout the 2021/22 marketing campaign, the £27m-rated ace bagging 16 objectives in 36 league video games, netting at a fee of a objective each 135 minutes.

Previous to that, the imposing, 6 foot 5 menace had netted eight instances in 26 league video games whereas on mortgage at Genoa, having additionally labored his method into the worldwide reckoning below Roberto Mancini in current instances.

Dubbed a “complete” participant by former Italy U21 coach Luigi Di Biagio, the £3.2k-per-week striker seemingly has all of the instruments to be a hit on the London Stadium, whereas he additionally notably ranks within the top 7% for non-penalty objectives amongst these in his place throughout Europe’s prime 5 leagues.

His imposing, forceful presence in main the road may evoke recollections of a sure former Hammers star in Marko Arnautovic, with the pair sharing plenty of statistical and stylistic similarities, as per FBref.

Whereas the Austrian gem might have been a controversial determine throughout his time in English soccer – shifting to the London Stadium from Stoke Metropolis on a £25m deal in 2017 – the dynamic ahead emerged as one thing of a cult figure following his spectacular shows main the road, regardless of an eventual sour finish to his time on the membership.

In simply two years with the Irons, the 102-cap worldwide – who has netted 33 instances for his nation – reached double figures for league objectives throughout every of his two campaigns on the membership, whereas additionally netting 22 objectives and offering 12 assists in 65 video games throughout all competitions in whole.

The hope will probably be that Scamacca – who has endured controversies of his personal – can equal and even eclipse the impression of the 33-year-old ought to he signal this summer time, each together with his goalscoring high quality and his imposing presence on the pitch, with Moyes seemingly set to have the ability to discover his new talisman within the Rome-born brute.

The previous Everton boss has beforehand lauded Arnautovic and spoken about how he helped transform the striker’s fortunes throughout his first spell in cost on the membership, with the Scotsman seemingly chomping on the bit to get to work together with his inheritor obvious, Scamacca.

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