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title: "AC Milan join race to sign Pedro Obiang"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-08-24T07:00:35Z"
modified: "2016-08-24T07:00:35Z"
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# AC Milan join race to sign Pedro Obiang

AC Milan are the latest club to have registered an interest in signing midfielder Pedro Obiang from West Ham this summer according to [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.it/news/393312/calciomercato-milan-spunta-obiang-il-west-ham-rilancia-per-bacca.html).

Obiang wants to stay and fight for his place in the first team, [according to what he says on Twitter](https://readwestham.com/2016/07/06/pedro-obiang-confirms-desire-stay-west-ham/), but whether he’ll get the chance to do so remains to be seen.

The Spaniard signed for the Hammers last summer from Serie A side Sampdoria for a fee in the region of £5.1m and made 30 appearances for the club last season, only 16 of which were starts.

Having started his career with [Atletico Madrid](https://readlaliga.com/), the Spanish midfielder to Sampdoria in 2008 and spent his entire professional career in Italian football before making the move to the [Premier League](https://readpl.com/) last summer.

![Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/08/461134993.jpg)

Fiorentina seem keen to complete a deal for West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang according to [Gianluca Di Marzio](https://gianlucadimarzio.com/calciomercato/fiorentina-tentativo-per-obiang-con-il-west-ham-sfida-per-il-talento-croato-classe-99-maganjic/), and are ready to offer £5 million for the holding midfielder which is believed to have been rejected.

Torino are also interested in Obiang this summer, as are Milan who were looking to sign him on loan with a view to buy say *Tuttosport*, but the Hammers, should they let go of Obiang this summer, would only be interested in a permanent transfer.

[TMW](https://www.transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=177897) also believe that Milan want Obiang, who is tied down to a West Ham contract until the end of the 2018/19 season, and would have to pay €9m (£7.7m) to sign the 24-year-old.