West Ham United may be ready to accept a loan deal from AS Roma for striker Gianluca Scamacca this summer after previously resisting it.
That’s according to Gazzetta dello Sport, who say the striker could join Jose Mourinho’s side ‘shortly’ after West Ham opened up to the idea of a loan deal.
Scamacca has been linked with a return to Italy throughout this summer after a disappointing first year in England following a big money move to the London Stadium last year.
Roma are the ones currently leading the race for his signature as they look for a replacement for Tammy Abraham, who was injured at the end of last season and looks likely to miss the majority of this campaign as a result.
Scamacca is more than keen on the switch, but West Ham have proved resistant to Roma’s initial efforts to get a loan deal over the line.
Gazzetta now state that their stance has changed, and the Hammers are thinking of meeting Roma in the middle and could now accept an ‘onerous loan’.
That deal would see Roma pay around €3-4m for the initial loan and would include a ‘redemption obligation’ linked to appearances and qualification for the Champions League.
The belief is that after doing the deal with Arsenal for Declan Rice, West Ham have less need for money than they previously did and can now do a deal which Roma like.
It would also suit the Italian side as they could essentially hold out on paying a big sum for a year, which better suits their finances.
The deal will be done in the coming weeks, with the belief that once the Hammers return to London from their pre-season tour everything will be worked on and finalised.
