West Ham United transfer twist as Gianluca Scamacca may now leave on loan
Roma are still active in their pursuit of West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca and have stepped up their interest as the Hammers have indicated they may be willing to agree to a loan in recent hours, according to Siamo La Roma.
Roma’s main striker target Alvaro Morata looks to be edging closer to a move to Inter Milan, and so the capital city club have stepped up their attempts to agree to a deal with West Ham over Scamacca.
Any loan would need to include an option to buy, but Roma are appreciative of the change in stance as it opens the door for them to progress in the deal, having agreed personal terms with the Italian striker already.
Scamacca, who has scored in each of West Ham’s friendly games this summer against Boreham Wood and Tottenham, wants to play for Roma and work under Jose Mourinho as his main striker.
This is a big step
If West Ham are now open to letting Scamacca leave on loan, it will be a huge step towards his departure. The previous issue was West Ham demanding too much on an immediate permanent transfer, while Roma’s financial situation favours a loan move – which may now be granted.
It still remains a possibility that the striker stays at West Ham this summer, which wouldn’t be the worst scenario if he can keep up his pre-season goalscoring form, and he has indicated a willingness to stay and play in East London.
However, the longer this transfer saga drags out with Roma in particular searching for a result, the more likely it seems that he will link up with Mourinho, as the Hammers become open to new proposals and options for the deal.
This change in stance may be due to the completion of Declan Rice’s move to Arsenal, with West Ham bringing in £105million for his services, the need for immediate money in a Scamacca deal has become significantly less important, although they’d still like to make back some of the £30.9million they spent on him last summer.
In other West Ham news, the club have been in talks with an agent over a new centre-back.