Juventus ‘prepared to make third attempt to sign West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca this summer’

Juventus will reportedly make a third attempt to sign West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca this summer if Dusan Vlahovic or Moise Kean leave.

Scamacca has endured a difficult time since joining West Ham from Sassuolo for £35.5million last year and Juventus are long-term admirers of the Italy international. 

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Scamacca is a key target for Juventus if they need to bring in a new striker.

Juventus have tried to sign Scamacca twice previously, firstly when Fabio Paratici was director of football and then under his successor Federico Cherubini.

Scamacca has scored seven goals in 26 appearances for West Ham so far this season. He has been an unused substitute for the last four league games since returning from a knee injury.

West Ham boss David Moyes recently stated after the game against Aston Villa that Scamacca’s ‘physical data’ is not at the required level.

Moyes said: ‘We know that his physical data has got to be much better than it is.

‘The thought was Maxi Cornet could get in behind them. We saw Maxi doing that more than Gianluca. Gianluca has got to get himself back.

If Dusan Vlahovic leaves Juventus it could pave the way for a move for Scamacca this summer

Juventus are reportedly willing to sell Moise Kean despite having signed him permanently

‘No manager wants to put out a bad team. You want to put out the players who you think are going to win for you, so you are always looking to put your best team out.’

Despite his struggles in England, Juventus are interested in Scamacca, although they could face competition from Inter Milan.

Vlahovic is reportedly the subject of interest from Manchester United but Juventus aren’t willing to sell him for less than €90m (£79m). 

Juventus are, however, prepared to…