Last week, the Italian media added West Ham United to the race for Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat.
With the Hammers looking for a replacement for Declan Rice, it was claimed they would have the money for the operation, but would still need to convince the player over the move.
It seems that attracting Amrabat will indeed be West Ham’s hardest quest, because according to TuttoMercatoWeb today, he may prefer moving somewhere else.
Mentioning that West Ham have ‘tested the ground’ for the signing, it’s claimed that Amrabat ‘does not like’ that destination very much.
TuttoMercatoWeb believe the player would give his preference to Italy, giving Napoli an advantage in the race.
Nothing is expected to get done so soon, with the report claiming developments are only expected ‘in the coming weeks’, with Fiorentina standing firm with their demands.
Now it seems that West Ham’s biggest chance would be if Napoli start struggling to match La Viola’s request, giving Amrabat no option to choose.
However, Manchester United and Barcelona have also been credited with interest in recent weeks.
