West Ham hold concrete interest in signing dangerous £14m ‘luxury’

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West Ham United have a concrete interest in rivalling AC Milan for the summer transfer of star Udinese forward Gerard Deulofeu, per Calciomercato.

The Hammers are monitoring Serie A in view of bolstering David Moyes’ attacking arsenal at the end of the term. Jarrod Bowen has lit the London Stadium up with his endless threat from the wings, but could do with support.

Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma have only offered an inconsistent end product so far this season. Moyes has additionally struggled to rely on either playing a consistent and key role from wide areas in Premier League games.

Nikola Vlasic is also still adapting to the demands of a top-flight side striving to disrupt the established top-six. So, the Croatian has seldom featured since joining from CSKA Moscow for £27m, rising to £34.5m, last August.

Moyes is additionally in the market for central attacking reinforcements to provide cover behind Michail Antonio. He is yet to replace Sebastien Haller since the Ivorian’s sale, but Deulofeu is proving a central and wide threat.

West Ham hold concrete interest in Udinese star Deulofeu

Deulofeu could emerge as a leading transfer target for West Ham in the summer, with the Irons holding a concrete interest in the Udinese star. AC Milan also like the Spaniard, whom they loaned from Everton in 2017.

The 27-year-old has forced his way back into the minds of San Siro chiefs and those at the London Stadium after reviving his career at Udinese. He joined the Dacia Arena side from Watford for €17m (£14m) in January 2021.

Deulofeu has since rediscovered his touch in front of goal and has continually offered a dangerous forward threat. The four-cap international also covers ground brilliantly, and is adored by technical director Pierpaolo Marino.

“Deulofeu is an exemplary professional and we are delighted to have him with us,” Marino said, via TMW. “For us he is a luxury, there is no need to stimulate him because he knows how to find everything in himself what is needed.”