La Liga Giants Line Up Shock Swoop For West Ham Star As They Eye Replacement For 88M Rated PL Bound Forward

La Liga Giants Line Up Shock Swoop For West Ham Star As They Eye Replacement For 88M Rated PL Bound Forward

Atletico Madrid are keeping tabs on West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca, according to reports in the Spanish media.

The La Liga side are thought to be considering the Italian international as a potential replacement for Joao Felix.

Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are believed to be leading the race to sign Felix, who is rated at around €100m (£88m) by Atletico.

The Portuguese international is reportedly angling for a move away from Spain and, if he doesn’t secure a permanent switch, he could well join a Premier League team on loan.



If Felix is offloaded, Atletico are drawing up contingency plans, with Scamacca seemingly on their shortlist of targets.

The 23-year-old only joined the Hammers from Sassuolo for £35.5m in July but he has scored just two Premier League goals since his arrival at the London Stadium. It would be a surprise if his sale was sanctioned but the final decision would rest with manager David Moyes.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.