West Ham United have reportedly made a £14 million offer for Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria.
According to Corriere dello Sport (print edition July 12th, page 8), West Ham have made a formal offer for Denis Zakaria but Juventus are holding out for closer to £17 million.
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Hammers boss David Moyes has a big task on his hands in the summer transfer window, if he is to adequately replace Declan Rice.
And it seems as though Zakaria is someone who the Scot really wants…
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According to Corriere dello Sport, there is currently around a £3 million difference in the valuations of the two clubs.
I actually think that £17 million for the Switzerland international would represent decent vale for the Hammers.
He is perfectly suited to the Premier League what with his pace, power and physicality.
Denis Zakaria would be the ideal player to come into West Ham and sit in front of the back four.
However, he is nowhere near good enough to replace Rice on his own. Moyes must sign an elite box-to-box midfielder to accompany Zakaria – someone like Khephren Thuram or Ibrahim Sangare.
If the Juventus ace is the only central midfielder the Hammers sign in the summer transfer window, it quite simply won’t be good enough.
West Ham need to aim really high this summer. Zakaria will be a strong addition but not enough on his own to take us to another level.
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