West Ham United have suffered a blow, as their bid for Nikola Milenkovic has been turned down, Gianluca Di Marzio reports.
West Ham submitted a £20 million offer for Milenkovic yesterday, as reported by the Daily Mail, but they have quickly received a response.
Fiorentina have reportedly told West Ham that their bid falls short of their valuation of the Serbian, as David Moyes’s side’s struggles to bring in a central defender continue.
West Ham have been hunting for a new centre-half for much of the summer so far, but they have just hit obstacle after obstacle.
The Hammers made sizeable offers to Burnley for James Tarkowski, but couldn’t get a deal over the line, and now seem to be moving on the alternative targets.
Milenkovic could have been an appealing addition, as the 22-year-old has been one of the standout defenders in Serie A and also impressed at international level for Serbia.
But with Fiorentina seemingly wanting big money for their star defender, it now remains to be seen whether West Ham will make a repeat bid before deadline day.
West Ham’s record transfers
- Sebastien Haller
£45 million
- Felipe Anderson
£41.5 million
- Marko Arnautovic
£25 million
- Pablo Fornals
£24 million
- Issa Diop
£22 million
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