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title: "West Ham reportedly scout Vicari"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2017/09/21/west-ham-reportedly-scout-vicari/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2017-09-21T19:24:44Z"
modified: "2017-09-21T19:24:44Z"
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# West Ham reportedly scout Vicari

West Ham appear to be closely monitoring Serie A this season.

The Hammers have already been linked with a few players from the Italian top flight already in the opening couple of months of the new campaign. It’s been [reported](https://readwestham.com/2017/09/21/west-ham-eye-bologna-duo/) recently that they scouted Bologna’s draw with Inter Milan, having specifically cast an eye over Simone Verdi and Adam Masina.

However, another player that appears to be of interest to West Ham is SPAL’s centre-back Francesco Vicari.

![Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2017/09/845211160.jpg)

According to reports from Italy, as cited by [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/west-ham-sent-scouts-to-watch-promising-serie-a-defender-81164), the Hammers watched the 23-year-old in action for his side as they were defeated 2-0 by AC Milan at the San Siro.

Vicari is highly regarded at SPAL and is beginning to live up to his potential, following his tutelage in Roma’s youth academy.

West Ham seem keen to identify their targets early ahead of the January transfer window, and a key focus for them seems to be with defenders.

Vicari is contracted at SPAL until 2019.