Nikola Milenkovic reportedly wants to join West Ham, fee reduced by £9m, so what’s the hold up?

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West Ham United’s pursuit of Nikola Milenkovic rumbles on.

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ExWHUemployee has claimed that the Hammers’ full focus and attention has now turned to the 23-year-old after a move to sign Chelsea ace Kurt Zouma failed.

Milenkovic would be an exceptional addition for West Ham.

The 23-year-old is big and strong, tenacious in the tackle and dominant in the air.

In 34 Serie A appearances for Fiorentina last 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).

West Ham signing Milenkovic…what’s the hold up?

The East Londoners made a £23 million bid for the Fiorentina centre-back during last summer’s transfer window according to a report from Gianluca Di Marzio.

That is £9 million more than Milenkovic is available for now (Calciomercato).

Added to that, the 23-year-old is keen to join West Ham according to Ekrem Konur:

It seems as though this is a deal that is just waiting to get done. So why aren’t the West Ham owners pushing it through? Milenkovic would be a truly transformational signing for us.

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Let’s just hope that our dithering doesn’t cost us with Juventus thought to be sniffing around the Serbian.