West Ham told to improve offer, bid €15m short – Club ‘thinking about selling’

For the past few days, reports from Italy have talked about West Ham United interest in Napoli’s Piotr Zieliński.

On Tuesday, CalcioMercato.it reporter Marco Giordano stated the Hammers have offered a deal worth €6m net per year to the attacking midfielder. He also explained new contacts are set to take place in the next few hours.

Another Italian journalist and Napoli expert, Ciro Venerato, provides more information on West Ham’s efforts to sign the 28-year-old.

Venerato told CalcioNapoli24 that David Moyes’ side have submitted an offer to sign the Poland international. Their bid consists of a €30m fee and could rise to €35m if potential bonus payments are included.

West Ham’s proposal has not convinced the Serie A side as they are asking for €45m. There is a distance of €15m between the two clubs, and Venerato adds Napoli must lower their demands, while the English club must improve their offer.

CalcioNapoli24 explain Luciano Spalletti’s side are ‘thinking about selling’ the player and ‘this is clear’.

Il Mattino state West Ham have ‘never stopped thinking’ about Zieliński and Fabián Ruiz, but their offers have not managed to convince Napoli so far. If one of the two were to leave this summer, the Italian club will look to replace them with Hellas Verona’s Antonín Barák.