Fans have unfurled a banner calling for West Ham and Spurs target Nicolo Zaniolo to leave their club before transfer D-day.
West Ham and bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with mutual interest in a number of players over the last couple of windows.
It seems West Ham manager David Moyes and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte like a similar profile of player.
And the Italian and Scot have been locking horns in the transfer market again this month for another player.
Spurs and the Hammers have been heavily linked with a move for Roma outcast Zaniolo.
There has been claim and counter claim over who may, or may not, be leading the race for the the Italian playmaker’s signature after he fell out with Roma’s fans.
But it is widely expected the reported West Ham and Tottenham target will leave the capital club before Tuesday’s deadline.
West Ham put forward a rather unusual long-term loan offer with an obligation to buy him from Roma according to Corriere dello Sport.
Spurs were also said to only be interested in an initial loan while Tottenham were previously alleged to be the “new prince of Rome’s” preferred destination.
As reported by Hammers News this week, Bournemouth came out of nowhere to try and beat West Ham and Tottenham to the playmaker with the offer of a permanent move.
Zaniolo’s agent had a meeting scheduled with the Cherries. But that ended in disaster with the player not even listening to what West Ham’s relegation rivals had to say as he insists on a move to a bigger club.
West Ham reportedly have not given up on signing the ‘extraordinary’ £30m game-changer according to Media Foot.
And both West Ham and Spurs will be encouraged by news emerging from Italy today as tension in the Italian capital turns toxic over the star.
Roma fans have unfurled a banner calling for West Ham and Spurs target Zaniolo to leave their club before transfer D-day.
The banner insulting Zaniolo was displayed in front of the Colosseum by frustrated Roma fans.
Their anger stems – according to Football Italia – from Zaniolo’s decision to reject the lucrative offer from Bournemouth.
And rumours now suggest that the West Ham and Spurs linked forward is reconsidering a move to the Premier League.
On Saturday night, a banner was raised on the famous Via degli Annibaldi bridge in front of the Colosseum, saying: “Zaniolo traitor and s*** without honour!”
The Roma fans are effectively forcing him out.
So it seems almost certain Zaniolo will leave the club with his position in the squad untenable.
Whether that will be to join West Ham or Spurs remains to be seen in the next 48 hours or so.
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