Premier League strugglers West Ham United have made contact with Napoli to sign Italian centre-forward Giacomo Raspadori, according to Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio.
The 24-year-old has struggled to nail a starting berth at the club, making mostly substitutional appearances this season. Antonio Conte has favoured Romelu Lukaku instead, so it’s no surprise the Italian forward could be on his way out of Naples, having failed to come off the bench for Gli Azzurri in the last two games against Atalanta and Juventus.
West Ham are now set to take advantage of the situation as Di Marzio claims that the East London club have ‘made moves’ to enquire about the possibility of signing Raspadori as the winter transfer window deadline draws close.
However, with no replacement lined up, the Italian club are hesitant to let Raspadori—who is also of keen interest to Marseille—depart this winter, according to the report.
The Italian forward still has three years left on his contract at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, and is valued at €15m (£12m) by Transfermarkt so any potential deal shouldn’t break the bank.