AS Roma reportedly know how much West Ham United want for their forward but Edin Dzeko could be part of the deal.
There have been rumours since the summer that Marko Arnautovic is on his way out of West Ham United and those rumours have only gotten stronger as we head towards January.
Calciomercato recently suggested that AS Roma are very interested in the 29-year-old Austrian and a further report, this time from Italian outlet Leggo, say that the Italians know the asking price.
€25-30million is said to be what it will take to secure the signing from East London but Leggo also claims that things may be impacted by Edin Dzeko.
A contract renewal for the Bosnian is said to be complicated and that there’s a real chance for him to enter any deal for Arnautovic.
And it’s claimed that Manuel Pellegrini would welcome a chance to link up with Dzeko, a player he worked with at Manchester City, and that he’d be happy to bring him to West Ham in either January or next summer.
It would be a risky move for West Ham to make but if both players are happy with it, perhaps it’s the right thing to do.
Dzeko is three years older than Arnautovic, so a straight swap may be a risk too far, but he would certainly add some elite experience that the Austrian arguably lacks.
At 32, Dzeko certainly wouldn’t be a long-term option but he’s scored 70 goals over the last two and a half years – just one season of that kind of scoring could really help stabilise West Ham in the top half of the Premier League.
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