The Juventus man is currently struggling on loan at West Ham United.
According to Valencian newspaper Levante-emv, Valencia are eyeing a move for striker Simone Zaza.
The forward is currently on loan at West Ham United from Juventus, with Slaven Bilic’s side paying a £5million loan fee with an obligation to buy him for £20 million should he play a certain amount of games.
He has failed to shine at the London Stadium, though, and is currently goalless in his first five games.
West Ham United’s Simone Zaza looks dejected
Indeed, talk has already been rife about a potential return to Italy in the January transfer window should he fail to turn things around.
And it seems Italy may not be his only option, with Levante-emv reporting that Valencia could offer him an escape route.
According to the newspaper, the Italian has been added to a long list of potential strikers they could target in January and manager Cesare Prandelli has already given his approval.
West Ham United’s Simone Zaza looks dejected after Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse scored
Los Che have struggled for goals so far, with just nine in their first seven games, and Zaza is viewed as a solution to that issue.
The deal is likely to be a tricky one to get done, though, given there are three parties involved in the deal.
Although, if he continues to struggle then West Ham will likely take any opportunity to bring his loan spell to an end.
West Ham United’s Simone Zaza looks dejected as West Bromwich Albion’s Claudio Yacob looks on
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