Nikola Vlasic wants to leave West Ham United, Torino want to negotiate for permanent transfer
Nikola Vlasic wants to quit West Ham United this summer with Torino keen to negotiate a lower transfer fee to make his loan permanent, according to The Athletic.
Writing on their website the news outlet shared that the Croatian international is keen to leave the London Stadium after a poor debut season in England.
He spent last season on loan at Serie A club Torino, but their option to make the deal permanent expired in June and they now want to negotiate a lower fee with West Ham to sign him.
“Nikola Vlasic, who joined West Ham for £25.7million in August 2021 from CSKA Moscow, wants to leave this summer,” they wrote.
“The midfielder failed to impress at the London Stadium in his debut season with a paltry return of one goal in 31 appearances.
“The 25-year-old joined Italian side Torino on a season-long loan last campaign with a €13m (£11.1m; $14.6m) option to buy. The Croatia international ended the season with five goals and eight assists in 37 appearances.
“But the option to buy clause expired on June 14. Torino intend on negotiating a lower fee for Vlasic.”
Get him out
Vlasic came for a super expensive fee two years ago and nobody was really convinced that he was going to explode here.
He struggled immediately and David Moyes wasted no time in letting him move on the following summer, where he started really well and looked as though there was a player there.
But the second half of the season saw him revert to type and that’s why Torino didn’t activate the permanent option at the agreed price, so now West Ham have a decision to make.
At this point however it’s clear that the player doesn’t have a future at West Ham as Moyes has washed his hands of him and now the player himself doesn’t want to be here either.
West Ham know they’re going to take a loss on this deal but it’s about not being taken for a ride and losing too much when a fee was already agreed for a deal. A discount could be offered, but importantly the player needs to just leave at this point.
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