West Ham manager David Moyes is undecided yet on whether to make midfielder Joao Mario’s loan move from Inter Milan a permanent one in the summer, the Times reports.
Mario completed a move from Serie A’s Inter Milan to West Ham on a loan deal until the end of the season during the January transfer window.
The midfielder, a Euro 2016 winner with Portugal, scored his first goal for The Hammers at the weekend in the side’s 3-0 victory over Southampton at the London Stadium and produced probably his best performance to date for the club.
Moyes has since spoken about the possibility of signing the 25-year-old on a permanent deal at the end of the season.
I wouldn’t want to even comment on that now, because I won’t make any decisions or even look at it [yet]. I’ll take my time, see what we’ve got, and see where we’re going to go.
However, if Moyes is wanting to sign Mario on a permanent contract in the summer then he may have to fork out big money, with the Portuguese international still having three years left to run on his deal with Inter Milan.
