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title: "Davide Santon’s West Ham move falls through"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/08/05/davide-santons-west-ham-move-falls/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-08-05T17:20:44Z"
modified: "2016-08-05T17:20:44Z"
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# Davide Santon’s West Ham move falls through

West Ham’s move for Inter Milan fullback Davide Santon on a season-long loan has fallen through and the club will now look at other targets, says the [Boleyn Insider](https://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/August/5-August/The-Insider).

West Ham are looking to sign a fullback or two after Aaron Cresswell was sidelined for up to four months with a knee ligament injury suffered in pre-season against Karlsruher.

Santon, able to play right-back or left-back, was linked with a move to [Sunderland](https://readsunderland.com/) earlier this summer before he move fell through after talks with the club.

![Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/08/497041632.jpg)

The Hammers had agreed a deal with Inter Milan worth £460,000 to take the 25-year-old on a season-long loan with a view to buy for £5m at any point over the next 12 months.

Capped eight times by Italy, Santon started nine of Inter’s first 10 league games last season before missing a month of action with an ankle injury and he never regained his place fully after that, making just 13 appearances in all competitions in total.

Unfortunately the move has fallen through and the club will pursue other targets.