West Ham set to agree friendly with Atalanta
West Ham United are set to announce a friendly with Italian side Atalanta, according to ExWHUemployee.
The Irons have been holding talks with numerous clubs looking for that final fixture, and appear to have found the right side.
It is suggested that the Irons will make the announcement soon, in what should be their final game before the season starts.
Writing on his Patreon this evening, the Hammers insider shared the major news ahead of the Premier League season.
“I can confirm that we have had talks with a number of teams about being our opponents and covid rules permitting – Atalanta are thought to be the chosen team,” he said.
“The fixture will be held at the London Stadium on Saturday the 7th of August. Details for the fixture should be announced soon.”
Brilliant.
This is excellent news, and exactly what we need.
With European football coming up, welcoming a Champions League side to London will be perfect preparation for the squad.
The likes of Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal should be back from their holidays after the EUROs, with a full-strength squad likely to be available.
Moyes will want new signings in before then too, meaning it could be a completely different side getting a run-out.
Hopefully, tickets should be available too, meaning all of us fans who have been deprived of action at the London Stadium should be in there and ready to cheer the lads on.
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