On August 2nd, TuttoMercatWeb reported West Ham United have asked for information about Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenković.
A day later, we carried a report from Calciomercato, who explained the Hammers have shown ‘strong interest’ in the defender.
The 23-year-old has entered the final 12 months of his contract and him refusing to sign an extension has forced the Serie A side to cash in from his sale this summer.
La Nazione state La Viola plan to replace the Serbia international with his compatriot, Matija Nastasić, and the Schalke defender is ‘one step away’ from Fiorentina.
Coming back to Milenković, the newspaper explains several clubs are keen on the centre-back, including David Moyes’ side and Tottenham Hotspur.
The Italian club rejected several proposals they received for the player last summer, but ‘now nothing can be done’ in order to ‘avoid the mockery of the free transfer’ in 2022.
Fali Ramadani, the central defender’s agent, is expected in Italy and La Nazione suggest the representative’s arrival could ‘accelerate’ the exit operation.
West Ham are one of the clubs in the picture to sign Milenković and with Fiorentina having no choice but to sell him, a deal is there to be completed.
