West Ham have spoken to Sassuolo over each Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca, 90min understands, because the membership proceed to seek for reinforcements up entrance.
David Moyes accomplished his first signing of the summer time window on Monday, bringing in Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd in a transfer value round £30m plus add-ons.
However the signings are unlikely to cease there for the Hammers, with Moyes eager to bolster his squad with a variety of recent faces forward of the 2022/23 marketing campaign – one that may see the membership compete within the Europa Convention League after final season’s unbelievable run to the Europa League semi-finals.
West Ham are available in the market for a variety of positions – goalkeeper, left-back and central midfield amongst others – however strengthening Moyes’ frontline is a precedence given the workload on Michail Antonio’s shoulders. The Jamaican stays the membership’s solely recognised striker – a burden he has carried since Sebastien Haller’s departure to Ajax again in January 2021.
90min understands West Ham are eager on huge forwards, specifically Raphinha, Keane Lewis-Potter and Jesse Lingard, however contact has been revamped central placing choices.
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Amongst these the membership are fascinated about are Sassuolo duo Raspadori and Scamacca, who’re each taking over a extra essential position in Italy’s nationwide workforce underneath Roberto Mancini.
22-year-old Raspadori scored 10 Serie A objectives final season whereas Scamacca bagged 16 – type that has introduced the latter to the eye of Arsenal in latest instances.
Their objectives helped hearth Sassuolo to a snug mid-table end, however the Italian facet could also be open to negotiating an exit for one of many two after finishing a deal for Agustin Alvarez final Friday – a participant dubbed by some in Uruguay as the following Darwin Nunez.
West Ham are additionally paying shut consideration to Hellas Verona striker Giovanni Simeone, son of Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego, and 90min understands that talks have been held with intermediaries over a doable transfer to London Stadium.
There’s additionally curiosity in Udinese striker Beto, additional emphasising the scouting work being achieved by West Ham’s head of recruitment Rob Newman and his workforce.