With Nikola Vlasic now having returned from injury, the Croatian playmaker only has a few more weeks to convince Torino to buy him from West Ham United.
The player struggled to find space under David Moyes at London Stadium despite the Hammers spending big to get him from CSKA Moscow, and a move to the Serie A side was organised in the summer.
A €15m option to buy was also attached to that deal, which has yet to be triggered, and Torino Granata in Italy believe it all comes down to the last few months of the season.
They currently sit 11th, seven points behind Juventus, who occupy their ideal spot, but with 11 games to go, they must try.
Down his end, the West Ham loanee ‘must return to being the indispensable player’ he was during the first half of the season.
He went to Torino to rekindle his career, and he has done so to some extend, but the task is far from over.
It’s pointed out that the Italian side have the option to buy there if they want to trigger it, and it’s not yet known whether they will approve such an expenditure, even if Ivan Juric, their manager, is sure to ask for it.
Therefore, the West Ham man ‘must make the most of these last 11 games’, as his coach is counting on him.
Otherwise, he’ll have to return to London, which neither he, nor West Ham, nor Moyes and nor Juric want.
