West Ham United enlist help of World Soccer Agency to broker Filip Kostic deal
The World Soccer Agency (WSA) are trying to broker a deal between West Ham United and Eintracht Frankfurt for Filip Kostic, according to Sky Sports.
The Bundesliga club, who beat the Irons on their way to lifting the Europa League trophy last season, have already rejected a bid from West Ham worth £12.6million [Jack Rosser].
The Hammers have not given up their pursuit and neither has the 29-year-old’s agency who are now pushing their own agenda to try and make a deal happen this summer.
WSA have already done business with West Ham this summer to great success as they helped bring Italian international striker Gianluca Scamacca to the London Stadium.
Kostic is wanting to weigh up all of the options available to him but he is equally aware that he will soon be eligible to negotiate pre-contract talks with his deal in Germany in the final 12 months of its tenure.
Nudge
Scamacca might not yet be out of the transfer scene just yet because David Moyes should be asking him to give his agent a nudge that he wants to play with Kostic.
And why wouldn’t he? The Serbian showed time and time again in the Bundesliga how consistently excellent he is in the final third with both his finishing and crossing ability.
As a six-foot, five-inch striker, Scamacca should be begging Moyes and the West Ham board to do whatever it takes to get this deal over the line because he could gave a field day in the Premier League with that kind of delivery heading his way.
There could be understandable concern over his defensive capabilities as he is naturally a winger that Moyes is trying to sign to play left-back but that should also be outweighed by his supreme attacking nouse.
If West Ham are going to make a fifth signing this summer, then Kostic has to be it.