West Ham working on Nikola Milenkovic deal ‘as we speak’ according to Ex

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West Ham are working on a deal to sign Fiorentina centre-back Nikola Milenkovic ‘as we speak’, according to ExWHUemployee.

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Hammers boss David Moyes desperately needs to bolster his central defensive ranks at the London Stadium this summer.

Angelo Ogbonna picking up a knock away at Celtic last weekend added further credence to that.

Milenkovic is a man who has been on West Ham’s radar for quite some time now.

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.

And our alleged interest in the 23-year-old has continued to be reported by various outlets since then.

Calcio Mercato most recently linked West Ham with a move to sign the Serbia international just a couple of weeks ago.

Now our interest seems to be progressing to more concrete levels.

West Ham working on Milenkovic deal

The 28-capped Serbia international could very well be inching ever closer to moving to the London Stadium.

A fan asked ExWHUemployee on Twitter yesterday whether deals for Milenkovic or Matheus Pereira were close to being done:

Ex then responded:

Let’s hope we manage to get a deal for Milenkovic over the line, he is a truly top class centre-back.

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).

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Milenkovic would improve David Moyes’s team ten-fold. Whatever it takes, David Sullivan must get this one done. The 23-year-old could end up being a truly game-changing signing for us.