West Ham United are reportedly keen to bring La Liga ace Franco Vazquez to the Premier League from Sevilla in the January transfer window.
Sevilla are flying high at the top of the La Liga table right now so understandably they are they desperate to keep their star players during the January transfer window. And that includes Franco Vazquez.
According to Tuttomercatoweb, West Ham United are big fans of the Argentine attacker and are expected to make a move for him in the coming weeks.
The Hammers were keen in the summer too and, according to Estadio Deportivo, they were told that Sevilla would not sell for less than his £35 million release clause with director of football Mario Husillos getting in touch with Vazquez’s agent.
And it seems that Sevilla are set to play hardball again.
According to Estadio Deportivo, the Andalusians have no interest in selling the former Palermo player in the January transfer window.
But could West Ham have a secret weapon to lure Vazquez to the London Stadium?
The report adds that ‘Mudo’ Vazquez is a close friend of one Enzo Maresca, a former Italian midfielder who played alongside the gifted South American at Palermo.
But how does this affect West Ham? Well, Maresca is currently the assistant coach to West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini, whom he played under in Spain with Malaga.
If Pellegrini wants to sign Vazquez in January and convince him to bid farewell to Sevilla, he could do worse than to enlist the help of Maresca.
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