West Ham are now being linked with a move to sign Atalanta attacking midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi this summer.
That’s according to a report from Tutto Atalanta who claim that Atalanta are demanding around €35 million (£30 million) from the Hammers for the 29-year-old.
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West Ham manager David Moyes is obviously desperate to bring a top-class attacking midfielder to the London Stadium this summer.
It appears as though Club Brugge ace Hans Vanaken is the number one transfer target for the Scot.
Moyes is clearly not putting all of his eggs in one basket though…
West Ham eyeing bold Ruslan Malinovskyi swoop
The Hammers want to sign the 49-capped Ukraine international before the transfer window slams shut this summer, according to a report from Tutto Atalanta.
We think that the 29-year-old would be a very good addition for West Ham.
We have to say though, we shouldn’t be paying anywhere near £30 million for him considering the fact that he’s 29 and has never experienced Premier League football before.
Perhaps if we could pick him up for closer to £15-20 million it would be a good deal for West Ham.
Malinovskyi has bagged 30 goals and 27 assists in 130 games for Atalanta (Transfermarkt). A goal involvement every 2.28 games isn’t bad at all.
The 29-year-old possesses outstanding technical ability and is really good when in possession of the football.
He has plenty of energy and possesses the ability to beat a man. He has an absolute rocket of a shot in his arsenal as well.
A couple of years ago, Chelsea legend Claude Makelele was trying to push the Ukrainian ace towards a move to Stamford Bridge, according to The Daily Mail.
So he clearly has something special about him.
Breaking The Lines describe the left-footed Ukraine international as an ‘incredible’ player.
We would love to see West Ham sign Ruslan Malinovskyi this summer.
As mentioned earlier though, we shouldn’t be going anywhere near Atalanta’s £30 million asking price for him. It’s just too much money to be paying for someone who is unproven in the league and will be 30 before the end of this season. He’s out of contract next summer as well!
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