Report claims 25-year-old will no longer be a West Ham player by the summer of 2023

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Nikola Vlasic allegedly could join Torino on a permanent deal from West Ham United before the summer transfer window.

Vlasic endured a disastrous spell with West Ham after moving to the London Stadium for around £25 million on transfer deadline day in the summer of 2021 (The Athletic).

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Italian publication Calciomercato claim that the Italian side have an option to buy the 25-year-old from West Ham for just €15 million (£13.5 million) next summer.

The Croatian has been on fire for Torino since moving to Italy, and he has been for his country as well.

Nikola Vlasic seems like a totally different player to the one who struggled so badly at West Ham.

He has certainly been given more freedom to shine out in Turin and more importantly, he has been played in his correct position – in the number 10 role just behind the main striker.

And it seems as though the Hammers fans wont be seeing the 25-year-old flourish in the Claret and Blue…

Nikola Vlasic could now leave West Ham before next summer

Torino Granata claims that the powers that be at the Serie A outfit have been so impressed by Vlasic that they are considering closing out their option to buy him earlier than next summer.

He is obviously very comfortable with Torino and has bagged three goals in eight outings for his club so far (Transfermarkt).

With every week that passes, it seems like West Ham boss David Moyes has made a really bad decision and handled Vlasic terribly, mainly by not playing him in his correct position.

The huge caveat here is that Vlasic just didn’t seem like he suited the robust and intense nature of Premier League football.

The Croatian certainly didn’t have the pace to be deployed out on the wing and there are question marks as to whether he has the physically for the league either.

Nikola Vlasic is proving with Torino and Croatia that he is an exceptionally talented attacking player, and he clearly has a lot to offer at the very highest level.

It’s such a shame that West Ham boss Moyes never deployed the 25-year-old in the number 10 position after he brought him to the London Stadium in the summer of 2021.

He is clearly thriving out in Italy, and it would be no surprise to see him leave West Ham permanently before next summer.

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