ExWHUEmployee: West Ham want to sign Milenkovic for £15m
Ex-West Ham Employee has confirmed that the Hammers are keen on signing Fiorentina centre-back Nikola Milenkovic for £15million this summer.
In his latest West Ham Way episode on Patreon, the reliable club insider confirmed reports that suggested the Hammers want to sign the player.
He also stated that the club are looking at the option of including outcast Felipe Anderson as a sweetener in the deal.
On his podcast, ExWHUEmployee said, “We have enquired about Milenkovic.
“Ideally, we would like to take him for £15million and we would certainly encourage any deal that involved Anderson going that way too.”
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Recently, Rudy Galetti reported that West Ham are keen on bringing Milenkovic to the London Stadium this summer and even tabled a £15 million offer for his services.
The only stumbling block was that Fiorentina wanted a fee in the region of £25million for his services.
However, the £10million difference can now be made up if Fiorentina are keen on taking Felipe Anderson.
Lazio have reportedly tabled an £8million bid for his services [Sky Sports], and even at that value, Fiorentina will nearly get what they’re looking for to part ways with the Serbian.
While it would be an absolute shame to lose our record signing for a fourth of the price we paid to sign him, getting a defender like Milenkovic in return would soften the blow.
We had paid £35million to Lazio with the deal potentially rising to £42million with performance-based add-ons for Anderson [Sky Sports], making him undoubtedly one of our worst Premier League era signings.
At 23, Milenkovic is not only one for the present but would also be our first-team centre-back for the next decade. Even at such a young age, he’s already accumulated 28 caps for Serbia and will bring vital international experience to the London Stadium.
He’s tall, sharp, a good distributor and adept at winning tackles. He will come in highly recommended and would instantly make us look like a more organised team at the back.
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