Torino hope to close loan for West Ham United ace Nikola Vlasic this week, open to right-to-buy
West Ham United are open to including an option to buy in any loan deal that would see Nikola Vlasic join Torino on loan, according to Calciomercato.
The Croatian joined the club last summer in a deal worth around £30m, but failed to make an impact for David Moyes and the club are now ready to let him move on.
Torino and Napoli have shown an interest in a loan deal and the Hammers are now open to including a buy-option having previously only been looking for a straight loan previously.
Vlasic was named as a substitute for West Ham as they were beaten on the opening day of the Premier League season when they lost to Man City, but he didn’t get on the pitch.
Disaster
It hasn’t worked out well for Vlasic at the London Stadium at all, and the club are wasting no time at all in cutting their losses.
A pacey and tricky wide man who can also play centrally, he came with a huge price tag for a player with a relatively unknown reputation and it seems the Hammers got this one wrong.
But with the summer window open, they must find a replacement or risk leaving themselves short in the attacking departments this season with Said Benrahma also potentially leaving.
Torino have made Vlasic a priority for this summer and with all parties open to getting a deal done it’s likely to come together sooner rather than later, especially with West Ham now open to a permanent clause in there too.
It’s a shame because fans were excited after his arrival, but the time has come to move on and we could be saying goodbye before we get to take on Nottingham Forest at the weekend.