West Ham could finalise Nikola Milenkovic signing on Monday
West Ham could conclude a deal to sign Nikola Milenkovic on Monday, according to Tutto Mercato Web.
Gianluca Di Marzio reported on Saturday that the defender’s agent sat down with Fiorentina on Saturday to define his exit.
Now, the two clubs are likely to meet after the weekend to finalise the 23-year-old’s exit as the Serb nears a move to the London Stadium.
So close
We’ve been looking for a centre-back all summer and after countless transfer rumours linking us with every player in the book, we’ve finally narrowed down on one player and Milenkovic is expected to move to the London Stadium this summer.
At 23, he may be on the younger side for a centre-back, but he’s amassed a few years of senior first-team football at a Serie A club and has emerged as one of the finest young defenders from the Italian league.
His performances even impressed clubs like Juventus, Sevilla and Tottenham who were all understood to be interested in signing him. [ExWHUemployee]
While their interest in him wasn’t as thorough as ours, it’s good to see us not only target players Champions League clubs are after, but to actually conduct our transfer business in such a way that we’re so close to getting the signing over the line.
We’re not counting our chickens just yet, but this one does seem closer than our previous targets and if nothing goes wrong, the 23-year-old could be a Hammer in the coming days.
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