Reported West Ham and Tottenham target, Juventus midfielder Roberto Pereyra, will decide between a move to Napoli or Zenit St. Petersburg, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
According to Italian source Calciomercato, the Argentina midfielder has rejected a move to England in order to remain in Serie A with Napoli, who will playing in the Champions League next season.
After impressing at Italian side Udinese, Pereyra joined Juventus on loan in 2014 and later made the deal permanent in 2015. During his spell in Turin, Pereyra made 62 appearances for Juventus, notching up 6 goals in the process.
Watford had agreed a €13m fee with Juventus for the 25-year-old attacking midfielder, who can also play on the wing, but Pereyra wasn’t keen on making the move to the Premier League.
Napoli then swooped for Pereyra by offering €12m plus bonuses for the midfielder, which Juventus have accepted as well. The deal could rise to around €15m depending on clauses being met which has appealed to the Serie A champions.
However, Zenit have swooped in the last few hours and also agreed a deal with Juventus for the Argentine playmaker.
West Ham have a lot of options in the attacking midfielder area, which will be added to shortly with the imminent arrival of Gokhan Tore on a season-long loan from Besiktas with an option to buy next summer for £10m.
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