West Ham ‘are closing’ in on signing – Waiting for deal to be ‘formalised’ to give ‘go-ahead’ to own player’s exit

West Ham United have identified Chelsea striker Armando Broja as a candidate to replace Gianluca Scamacca.

That’s according to Romagiallorossa.it, who state the Hammers are ready to send the 24-year-old Italian to AS Roma on an ‘expensive loan’ deal with an option to buy.

There were talks of Serie A side including a few players as part of the deal but the report states there won’t be any counterparts included in the operation to take Scamacca to Roma.

Last Friday, West Ham had asked Roma general manager Tiago Pinto for time to bring in a replacement for the former Sassuolo man and this is where the Chelsea player fits in.

The 21-year-old Albania international was sidelined with a serious knee injury towards the end of last year and is expected to return to training during the pre-season. This hasn’t stopped David Moyes’ side from pursuing a move for him.

In fact, it’s claimed West Ham ‘are closing’ with the frontman and once the ‘purchase’ of Broja to West Ham is ‘formalised’, there’ll be a ‘definitive go-ahead’ for the Italian’s loan move to Roma.

If West Ham were to seal the deal for the Chelsea striker, the outlet adds he won’t be the only attacking reinforcement in this window.