Born in Bergamo, Roberto Piccoli came through the youth system at local club Atalanta and made his senior debut at 18-years-of-age.
Unable to breakthrough as a prominent player, the forward then went on loan to no less than six Italian clubs, before joining Cagliari on a permanent basis in June of this year.
The 24-year-old scored 10 goals for Cagliari in his loan spell at the club during the 2024/25 season. He then joined the Sardinians permanently from Atalanta for a fee of €12m and an exit is already on the cards for him.
Gazzetta dello Sport report ‘West Ham have swooped in’ for Piccoli, with Cagliari and the striker interested in a sale.
The newspaper claim that the Hammers have ‘enquired insistently’ for the player, who has previously spent loan stints at Genoa, Hellas Verona, Empoli, Lecce and Spezia.
Similar is reported by Corriere dello Sport, who state West Ham and Benfica have not made formal offers, but have made enquiries to gather information about signing Piccoli.
They note Cagliari’s valuation is around €30m, with the club now said to be making serious evaluations about Piccoli’s sale this summer due to the capital gain they can earn.
The ex-Atalanta player has scored 23 goals in his Serie A career so far, having played for a total of seven clubs already.
