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title: "Everton to rival West Ham for Serie A captain"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2015/08/20/everton-rival-west-ham-italian-captain/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Spiking"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2015-08-20T09:32:22Z"
modified: "2015-08-20T09:32:22Z"
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# Everton to rival West Ham for Serie A captain

West Ham United are offering Everton some competition for the signature of Inter Milan captain Andrea Ranocchia, according to [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/everton-make-move-for-serie-a-captain-west-ham-also-linked).

Following Roberto Mancini’s arrival at the Serie A club, Ranocchia has been surplus to requirements. The ex-Manchester City boss is keen on bringing in his own defence, hence the possible departure of the current captain.

With the end of the transfer window closing in, a deal could be struck for Ranocchia to arrive in the Premier League with both Everton and the Hammers linked.

Whilst Everton’s *[John Stones](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/11810331/Chelsea-wait-to-see-if-John-Stones-requests-to-leave-Everton-before-making-fourth-bid.html)* is being linked with a move to Chelsea, despite Everton rejecting numerous bids for the Englishman, *[Tutto Mercato Web](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/inter-sondaggio-dell-everton-per-ranocchia-717785)* suggest that Ranocchia could be brought in as a potential replacement for the Toffees.

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2015/07/17/west-ham-linked-with-italian-international-defender/) have already been linked with a move for the Italian but have since brought in Angelo Ogbonna from Serie A champions Juventus, which could benefit the Merseyside club in the chase for the Serie A captain.