West Ham CONFIRM the signing of Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca from Serie A side Sassuolo for £30m… with the 23-year-old signing a five-year deal at London Stadium
- West Ham sign Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca for around £30million
- The Italian has now signed a five-year deal with an option for a further 12 months
- Hammers boss David Moyes said the club were ‘delighted’ to finalise the deal
- West Ham now turn their attention to Eintracht Frankfurt winger Filip Kostic
- The 29-year-old winger shares the same agent as the new Hammers frontman
Gianluca Scamacca believes West Ham is the perfect fit for him after the Italy international signed a five-year contract following his move from Sassuolo.
The fee for the 23-year-old, whose contract includes the option to extend for a further 12 months, is understood to be around £30million and ends manager David Moyes’ long search for a recognised centre-forward.
‘I’ve waited a long time for this moment – it’s been a dream to play in the Premier League,’ Scamacca, who scored 16 goals in Serie A last season, told whufc.com.
Gianluca Scamacca has signed a five-year deal at West Ham with an option for 12 more months
A striker was high on boss David Moyes’ list of priorities to ease the burden on Michail Antonio
The transfer appears to be a real coup for Moyes with Scamacca, who scored 16 goals in 36 matches in Serie A last season, also linked with Paris St Germain and Juventus.
The Italian international was the second-highest scoring Italian in Serie A last season, with only Lazio legend and international team-mate Ciro Immobile outscoring him with 27.
Moyes has had to rely on Michail Antonio to lead his attack since the Hammers sold Sebastien Haller to Ajax in January last year.
‘We’ve been looking to add more strength to our attacking options for a while, so we’re delighted to have got Gianluca in,’ said the Hammers boss.
‘He comes really well recommended – and we’re looking forward to working with him. He’s a young centre-forward with a really bright future ahead of him.
Moyes will now turn his attention to attempting to bring in Eintracht Frankfurt winger Filip Kostic, the 29-year-old Serbia international who shares an agent with Scamacca.
The 23-year-old Italian scored…