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Report: West Ham in for ‘extraordinary’ attacking midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo after missing out in January

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West Ham United reportedly could make another attempt to sign Nicolo Zaniolo in the summer transfer window.

According to Takvim, Nicolo Zaniolo is once again on the West Ham radar, although we could face competition from Aston Villa for his signature.

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The East London outfit were trying to sign Zaniolo from Roma in the January transfer window, before he eventually moved to Galatasaray.

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And with Hammers boss David Moyes desperate to bolster his attacking midfield ranks at the London Stadium, another move for the Italy international would certainly make sense.

It now seems as though the 23-year-old is indeed back on the West Ham radar…

West Ham in for ‘extraordinary’ attacking midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo after missing out in January

Takvim reckon that the Hammers could be set to battle it out with Aston Villa for the 23-year-old’s signature this summer.

Let’s hope that Moyes manages to win the race for him.

Zaniolo is a world-class player in the making. Italy boss Roberto Mancini once described the 23-year-old as an ‘extraordinary’ player (Goal).

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He is exactly what we need at West Ham. It’s just such a shame that we didn’t move quicker to sign him.

Zaniolo is big and powerful and standing at 6ft 3in tall, he seems to be perfectly built for the Premier League.

He has bagged five goals and one assist in 11 games so far for Galatasaray (Transfermarkt). And Takvim claim that he is available for just £30 million this summer.

West Ham cannot afford to miss out on Nicolo Zaniolo for that price as far as I’m concerned.

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