West Ham plan ‘€50m madness’ offer amid ‘imminent’ departure of €36m man to Serie A
West Ham are planning to make an offer for Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu as they prepare for Lucas Paqueta bids, according to reports.
The Hammers are yet to sign any new players this summer – but there have been outgoings with Declan Rice sold to Arsenal for £105m, while Arthur Masuaku and Manuel Lanzini have also left the club.
West Ham had a disappointing season in the Premier League last term, finishing 14th on 40 points, but David Moyes led them to glory in the Europa Conference League
Moyes will be hoping to build on that success in 2023/24 and West Ham aim to give him the tools he needs after losing Rice.
One player they are being linked with is Inter Milan midfielder Calhanoglu with Italian website Calciomercato claiming that West Ham are planning a ‘€50m madness’ for the Turkey international.
The 29-year-old swapped AC Milan for arch-rivals Inter in 2021 with Calhanoglu helping Simone Inzaghi’s side to Coppa Italia glory last season, while they also reached the Champions League final, where they lost to Manchester City
Calciomercato adds that the Turkish midfielder is now being ‘seriously targeted’ by West Ham but ‘price to everything’ to Inter and they would and they would only allow him to leave for an ‘indispensable offer’ of around €50m.
However, it is likely that the Hammers would only go for Calhanoglu if Paqueta was to leave this summer after the Brazilian’s brilliant first season in the Premier League.
The same website are also reporting that Roma are keen on signing Gianluca Scamacca from West Ham after Tammy Abraham suffered a serious injury.