For the past few weeks, the Italian media stated that West Ham United are on the verge of sealing a deal for Nikola Milenković, before they faced issues with agent commissions.
On August 13th, Calciomercato explained the deal to take the defender to David Moyes’ side was ‘frozen’, because Tottenham Hotspur have moved in for the Serbia international.
Having entered his final year of contract and refusing to sign an extension with the Serie A side, the 23-year-old ‘will leave Fiorentina’ in the final weeks of the window, reports Alfredo Pedullà.
The Hammers prepared a bid of more than €15m plus bonuses and despite that, it’s said Spurs ‘can overtake’ their London rivals in the chase for the centre-back.
Tottenham chief Fabio Paratici has long been the admirer of the player, from his time at Juventus and he wants to bring in another defender after completing Cristian Romero’s transfer.
Paratici wants to take advantage of his good relationship with La Viola to get the deal over the line.
Spurs are also interested in Dušan Vlahović and when negotiating a deal for his compatriot, the Premier League side should also discuss about the striker.
Monday’s edition of Corriere dello Sport mentions Tottenham and West Ham, and state ‘this week will also bring news’ on Milenković’s future.
