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title: "Serie A club want West Ham forward"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/01/18/serie-a-club-want-west-ham-forward/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Hawkins"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-01-18T21:36:40Z"
modified: "2016-01-18T21:36:40Z"
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# Serie A club want West Ham forward

[Reports](https://www.london24.com/sport/football/clubs/west-ham/italian_giants_join_chase_for_west_ham_playmaker_after_newcastle_absence_1_4383296) in Italy are suggesting Seria A side Fiorentina have joined the race to sign West Ham forward Mauro Zarate.

Malaga were linked with a move for the Argentinian in recent weeks and now Fiorentina are believed to be interested in taking him back to Italy.

The 28-year-old has not featured in West Ham’s previous two games with AFC Bournemouth and Newcastle United due to injury but boss Slaven Bilic revealed at a press conference on Thursday it was ‘just a kind of cramp’ and that he trained properly with his team-mates ahead of their trip to the North-east.

Whilst West Ham were announcing his squad for the Newcastle game, Zarate was busy tweeting a photo of him watching a laptop with a friend, adding fuel to the fire in terms of a potential January exit.

Zarate, prior to moving to East London and a loan spell with Birmingham, plied his trade at Italian giants Inter Milan and Lazio.

The attacking midfielder has made 15 appearances under Bilic this season, scoring three goals.