Blow for West Ham as Nicolo Zaniolo agent travels to London to thrash out Tottenham deal

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The agent of West Ham United target Nicolo Zaniolo will reportedly travel to London tomorrow to discuss a move to Tottenham.

That’s according to a report from Gazzetta dello Sport (print edition January 23rd, page 17) who claim that Zaniolo’s agent Claudio Vigorelli will travel to England from Italy tomorrow in order to get into the ‘heart fo the negotiations’ with Tottenham.

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Now, this is obviously bad news for West Ham, with David Moyes allegedly keen to bring the Italy international to the London Stadium.

The 23-year-old attacking midfielder wants to leave AS Roma, with the Italian giants demanding around €30 million (£26 million) for him (Gazzetta dello Sport).

As yet though, it appears as though neither Spurs nor the Hammers are willing to match that asking price. And that’s why the agent of the Roma star is packing his bags and heading to London…

West Ham face Tottenham competition for Nicolo Zaniolo

Gazzetta dello Sport (print edition January 23rd, page 17) claims that the 23-year-old’s agent is trying to thrash out a deal with Tottenham, as his client favours a move to Spurs over any other club.

Zaniolo is an incredible player, and I would absolutely love him at West Ham. It seems as though we could be set to miss out on him though.

Apparently the Hammers have made a loan offer for the Italian with an obligation to buy him for £26 million in January 2024, but with the caveat that we have 30 Premier League points under our belt by December 2023!

So it’s little wonder why Roma don’t want to sell him to us and it’s no surprise that Zaniolo isn’t keen on a move to the London Stadium himself.

Should Tottenham sign the 23-year-old, it will very much be their gain and our loss.

He has been described as ‘simply unplayable’ by Scouted Football, and is a truly elite talent.

The 6ft 3in attacking midfielder has bagged 52 goals 30 assists in 214 career appearances. He has technical ability in abundance and with his imposing physique, he seems to be ideally suited to the Premier League.

£26 million will actually represent unbelievable value for the Roma star in my personal opinion.

As things stand, it seems as though Tottenham are far better positioned than West Ham to sign Zaniolo. And that’s really unfortunate.

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