West Ham United stand firm amid Torino reported interest in Nikola Vlasic
West Ham United are reluctant to let out-of-favour forward Nikola Vlasic join Torino after the terms of the deal emerged, according to Claret & Hugh.
The Serie A side wants to bring the Croatian to Italy on a loan deal but the Hammers are unwilling to accept the proposal.
David Moyes and co are said to much prefer a loan deal for the attacker who is yet to make an impact in east London since making his £27million move from CSKA Moscow last summer.
Vlasic bagged three-goal involvements in all competitions in the 2021/22 campaign which was enough to see the Scot back him regularly as he spent the majority of the season on the bench.
The Irons are willing to allow the attacker to leave on loan should there be an obligation to buy at the end of the deal.
Talks are said to be continued but there will need to be a cash transaction at some point for the deal to happen.
Regret.
What a total waste of money Vlasic has turned out to be. It feels somewhat unfair that he is being tipped to leave the club already after barely having a chance.
Moyes and co must have seen everything they need to have seen from him in training and decided that he isn’t good enough but the fans have barely even seen him in action.
He has featured in a lot of games but short cameos at the end of matches and cup matches in much-changed sides against lesser opposition aren’t exactly the best way to stamp your mark on the team.
The 24-year-old looked to be quite a promising player when he joined and his nearly £30million price tag got everybody excited but he never lived up to the bill.
Hopefully, these are all mistakes that the Hammers learn from as they look to sign players in the summer transfer window.
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