Gennaro Gattuso leaves Fiorentina after just 23 days in charge. The news reverberated around the continent yesterday and West Ham now need to seize what could be a real opportunity.
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Hammers boss David Moyes is keen to bolster his central defensive ranks at the London Stadium this summer.
In fact, it is one of the Scot’s main three priorities this summer according to club insiders Claret and Hugh.
One centre-back to have been persistently linked with a move to West Ham since January is Nikola Milenkovic (Corriere Fiorentino, Gianluca Di Marzio and Calcio Mercato).
And La Nazione recently claimed that the Hammers are in fact leading the race to sign the towering 23-year-old.
Now the timing seems perfect for the East London outfit to swoop in and sign the Serbia international.
Gennaro Gattuso leaves Fiorentina as Nikola Milenkovic uncertainty swirls
With no manager now in charge at La Viola, the Hammers need to take advantage and snap up the 23-year-old centre-back.
The Serbian will not know what his future holds with no manager at the helm at Fiorentina.
So he could surely be easily convinced to move to the London Stadium.
Calcio Mercato claims Milenkovic could be available for just £25 million this summer.
That would represent exceptional value for West Ham.
In 34 Serie A appearances for Fiorentina this season, the Serbian scored three goals and registered one assist. In those outings, he averaged 1.4 tackles, 1.3 interceptions, 3.6 clearances and one block per match. The 23-year-old won an average of 3 aerial duals per game. He also had an 86% pass completion rate from an average of 46.6 passes per match (Who Scored).
Milenkovic would be a truly brilliant addition for the Hammers. Let’s not wait around anymore. The timing is perfect for Moyes to bring the Serbian to East London.
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