According to The Mirror, West Ham have agreed a fee of £17 million with Juventus for midfield target Denis Zakaria.
According to the Mirrow recently,while the agreement has been reached, the team is still hoping to add two more midfielders, James Ward-Prowse and Conor Gallagher.Zakaria has long been a target for the Hammers in their pursuit of a replacement for Declan Rice, with further signings anticipated after Gianluca Scamacca completes his £24 million move to Inter Milan.
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West Ham fans will be ecstatic merely to see a signing come through the door this summer.Declan Rice’s transfer to Arsenal seems like a lifetime ago, yet none of the £105 million gained from his sale has been reinvested since then.Fans of the Hammers can now get excited about a very exciting prospect for them and someone who will look to fill some of the vacuum left by Rice. He will not be the only midfield target, as Ward-Proowse appears to be the most likely to transfer from Southampton to the London Stadium after David Moyes pressured the board to complete the deal [Daily Record].
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Their European success has helped to hide their poor league play, but big changes are required if West Ham are to avoid relegation this season.The signing of Zakaria is a fantastic first step in this direction. While his loan period at Chelsea was not a tremendous success, he established himself in his few chances and impressed the Hammers enough for them to take a chance on him.According to the source, once a deal for Scamacca is done, there will be further movement in West Ham’s transfer window, and Gallagher and Ward-Prowse might be the next additions through the door.
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However, additional additions are required, and they must be made shortly. With the start of the new Premier League season less than two weeks away, the Hammers still have a long way to go if they hope to have a successful transfer window.In other West Ham United news, a contract update suggests that the club may miss out on a full-back target.
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