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title: "AC Milan join West Ham in chase for Simone Zaza"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/07/26/ac-milan-join-west-ham-in-chase-for-simone-zaza/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-07-26T19:07:42Z"
modified: "2016-07-26T19:07:42Z"
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# AC Milan join West Ham in chase for Simone Zaza

AC Milan are keeping tabs on the situation around Juventus striker Simone Zaza who is also a target for West Ham, according to [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/zaza-lascia-maifredi-il-wolfsburg-si-allontana-attesa-per-milan--761228).

The 25-year-old joined Juventus last summer from Sassuolo and scored just five goals in 19 appearances as Massimiliano Allegri’s fourth-choice striker.

[Bundesliga](https://readbundesliga.com/) side [Wolfsburg](https://readbundesliga.com/) have already had a €25m bid turned down for Zaza earlier in the window as the player weighs up his future, and he will be allowed to leave if he hands in a formal transfer request and will look for around €30m. Juventus completed the £75m signing of Gonzalo Higuain from Serie A rivals Napoli this week which has possibly made the likes of Zaza and his team-mate Mario Mandzukic expendable.

Both are wanted by the Hammers, but Mandzukic’s agent has stated that Higuain’s arrival [hasn’t changed his client’s stance](https://t.co/BhEvdiCdUc) around staying in Turin for the forthcoming season.

![Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/07/490151628.jpg)

West Ham’s No.1 target right now remains AC Milan’s Carlos Bacca, but his situation remains up in the air as he continues to decline the Hammers’ offers. Milan have [set a deadline of July 31st](https://t.co/zs7A4T42fl) for a transfer to be completed or he’s taken off the market, with West Ham willing to up their offer again for a final time to reach a positive conclusion.

Should West Ham fail in their pursuit of Bacca, they will make a move for the former Sassuolo man who Juventus will make available for transfer following Higuain’s arrival. However, should Bacca give the green light to a move to East London, Milan will approach Juventus over the purchase of Zaza