West Ham have made an improved £36.5m bid for Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca, according to reports in the Italian media.
The offer is said to be worth £31.4m up front, with another £5.1m in add-ons. At the moment, it is not known whether this new offer will be accepted or not.
Sassuolo are reportedly hoping for around €47m (£40m) in total so there is certainly room for compromise between the two sides. However, plenty of fans on Twitter are still not hopeful that a deal will be done:
Better than Broja.
— Ian Carty (@cartywhu) July 22, 2022
Good player. Unfortunately, we wont ever see him in a West Ham shirt.
— WHUFC_Irons (@WHUFC_Irons) July 21, 2022
We need to sign him
— Whucentre (@whucentre) July 21, 2022
Would take us to the next level. Probably won’t happen. If you want to know more about him I can give some idea
— The Gnonto Enthusiast (@WillyGnonto) July 21, 2022
I like him but does Moyes ? I can see us getting far down the road with this deal and Moyes pulling the plug cos he’s not sure on him, it has those vibes tbh and I’m sure C&H have already hinted at this !
— gary jones (@garyjones68) July 22, 2022
Arnautovic 2.0 and that’s not a bad thing.. as much as they have that moody swag they can be fun and a wild card on the pitch 🫧⚒️
— ⚒Richard Birley⚒ (@RichardBirley) July 22, 2022
Personally I have No thoughts until he has a medical booked agreed personal terms. Until then he just another Player we been linked with!
— Dave (@DbBilston) July 21, 2022
We need him. I just want to see him holding our shirt 🙏
— Sam Wilson (@SamWilsonWhu) July 21, 2022
It does seem as though Hammers boss David Moyes may have decided to move on from the club’s pursuit of Chelsea’s Armando Broja after the Blues stalled on responding to their £30m bid.
Scamacca certainly showed last season that he has what it takes to lead the line. He bagged 16 Serie A goals for Sassuolo and many feel that, at 23 years of age, he could still improve.