West Ham United have been linked with Hakan Calhanoglu.
According to Calciomercato, AC Milan will want a considerable profit on playmaker Hakan Calhanoglu amid interest from West Ham United and Leicester City.
Calhanoglu, 25, made his name with Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, earning a reputation as one of the most deadly free kick takers in Europe.
The Turkish ace joined Milan in 2017, and after notching nine goals and 11 assists last term, he’s only recorded three and nine assists so far this season.
That’s still been enough to attract interest though, as Fanatik in his native Turkey claim that West Ham and Leicester both want to lure Calhanoglu to the Premier League.
However, Calciomercato note that Milan would want a considerable profit on the €22million (£19million) they paid for Calhanoglu two years ago, meaning West Ham would have to pay up a big fee.
It’s added though that boss Gennaro Gattuso blocked Calhanoglu from leaving in January, but Gattuso himself is leaving this summer, meaning one obstacle is out of the way.
Calhanoglu would bring additional creativity to Manuel Pellegrini’s West Ham side whilst possessing that threat from set pieces, but just how much Milan demand for the Turk could be prohibitive to a deal.
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