Edin Dzeko doesn’t fancy joining West Ham this summer as he potentially faces up to being edged out at Inter Milan.
Inter sold Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea last summer and decided to sign Dzeko from Roma as a fairly cheap replacement.
Lukaku struggled badly at Chelsea though and is now on the verge of re-joining Inter on loan.
Add in that Inter are also trying to sign Paulo Dybala on a free transfer and it looks like Dzeko will be on the outside looking in.
We may now see Dzeko leave Inter this summer – but he may not be keen on joining West Ham.
Edin Dzeko doesn’t fancy joining West Ham this summer
Tuttomercatoweb now report that Dzeko could be flogged but he so far isn’t keen on leaving Inter.
It’s suggested that West Ham and Valencia are two clubs who want Dzeko, but he isn’t really interested in either of them.
The report adds that it so far looks like only Juventus will be able to prise Dzeko away from Inter and it’s unclear whether they even want him.
Until Dzeko leaves and takes his considerable wages with him, Inter’s incoming summer business is a little unclear.
Dzeko may be 36 but he remains a prolific goalscorer and bagged 17 goals as well as 10 assists this past season.
Dzeko may well go down as one of the most underrated strikers of his generation. 72 goals in 189 games for Manchester City was decent enough, but 119 goals in 260 games for Roma was sensational.
West Ham do need a striker to support Michail Antonio next season and Dzeko would at least offer a striker with Premier League experience.
His advancing years and high wages would be a problem though, with West Ham moving away from those kind of deals under David Moyes.
Dzeko may not fancy West Ham, but we would be surprise if the Hammers wanted the Bosnian anyway, despite his goalscoring record.
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