Italian giants are said to be extremely unhappy with West Ham United after we made a blockbuster £30 million bid.
West Ham could cause problems for quite a few teams this summer, with Julen Lopetegui on a mission to significantly strengthen his ranks at the London Stadium.
The Hammers head coach has already signed Luis Guilherme, Wes Foderingham and Max Kilman in the summer transfer window.
Much more work is required though, if he’s to build a winning team this upcoming season and beyond.
Further additions are needed, and Lopetegui is said to be keen to get the majority of his transfer business wrapped up before the bulk of our pre-season campaign begins.
One player in particular is being heavily linked with a move to the London Stadium, and it appears as though our pursuit of him is annoying one of the world’s biggest clubs!
Juventus unhappy with West Ham after blockbuster bid
So the Turin giants are not happy with little old West Ham it seems!
According to a report from Corriere dello Sport (print edition July 12th, page 8) Juventus are not happy with West Ham.
That because, ‘all thanks to the Hammers’, the price of Jean-Clair Todibo has been driven up.
West Ham have made a £30 million bid for the Frenchman – one that Nice have rejected, and the offer from the Hammers has made Juve’s £17 million bid seem ‘delusional’.
I say tough luck – that’s the way the cookie crumbles!
I really hope we do win the race to sign Todibo – he’s an elite central defender and would be the perfect partner for Kilman at the heart of our defence.
The Frenchman has absolutely everything required to be a huge hit in the Premier League, what with incredible pace, power and footballing intelligence.
In my opinion, Nice’s asking price for the former Barcelona man is perfectly fair, you get what you pay for after all.
Whether or not the West Ham owners will be prepared to pay £34 million for the defender remains to be seen though.
One thing that is certain is that Juventus will not be signing him on the cheap this summer!
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