West Ham are closing in on the signing of AS Roma striker Mattia Destro this summer.
The Italian international was set to join West Ham on loan after a deal was reportedly agreed last week, with the player willing to come to the Premier League.
However it was then claimed that Ligue 1 side AS Monaco has beaten West Ham to his signature after agreeing a permanent transfer for the striker.
Gazzetta dello Sport were reporting that the French side had agreed a €15m (£10.7m) transfer for the 25-year-old, who spent the second half of last season on loan at AC Milan, but only scored three in 15 for the club.
This evening, Italian football journalist Emanuele Guilianelli has reported that Roma’s sporting director Walter Sabatini is flying into London this evening to hold talks with West Ham tomorrow for his transfer.
Sabatini andrà a Londra per Destro al West Ham.
— Emanuele Giulianelli (@EmaGiulianelli) July 12, 2015
West Ham have earmarked a new striker as a must-have this summer, as now reports are suggesting that Mattia Destro could be that guy.
