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title: "Club director flies in to hammer out winger deal with West Ham"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Brown"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2015-08-26T11:03:59Z"
modified: "2015-08-26T11:03:59Z"
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# Club director flies in to hammer out winger deal with West Ham

Roma director Walter Sabatini has arrived in London in the hope of selling Juan Iturbe to a Premier League club, With West Ham and Everton interested according to the [Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/600568/director-flies-London-discuss-transfer-West-Ham-Everton).

![Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2015/08/465998760.jpg)

Roma have decided the Iturbe,22, is free to leave the club after Roma signed ex Chelsea player Mohamed Salah earlier on in the transfer window.

With Sabatini in the London it expected he will have meetings with West Ham and also Everton as he will hope to get the best possible deal for the club.

![Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2015/08/470073266.jpg)

But both West Ham and Everton will face stiff competition from Italian sides Fiorentina and Genoa are also keen on Iturbe.

Iturbe played 37 times for Roma last season scoring four goals ion the process, West Ham see Iturbe as their second choice as they they close in Simone Zaza on loan from Italian champions Juventus on loan.

![Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2015/08/4739670621.jpg)

With Iturbe West Ham’s second choice it leaves Everton in the prime position to sign the winger although Roma want £14.6m as they try to recoup some of the money from when they signed the player last season from Verona.