As the deal for Declan Rice to Arsenal slowly trudges in the right direction, West Ham United continue to work on his potential replacement.
The name pushed in the most insistent fashion by the Italian media is that of Denis Zakaria, who spent last season on loan on the blue side of London in a rather frustrating season.
Gazzetta dello Sport provide the latest regarding the Switzerland international and West Ham on Wednesday, and reveal there could be some movement very soon.
This is because ‘negotiations continue’ between the two clubs for a potential transfer of the midfielder, whom Juventus value at €20m as they search for a nice profit after initially signing him for €10m from Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In fact, ‘new contacts’ are expected to take place ‘today’, meaning Wednesday, regarding a move, which, in this instance, seems to be for a permanent deal.
A previous report suggested that West Ham could try for a loan with an option to buy, but considering the amount of money they are about to get for Rice, they could certainly afford to take a bit of a gamble on a player who has proven in the past he can do a job in the Premier League.
