West Ham hold a ‘strong’ interest in Cagliari striker Giovanni Simeone according to Gianluca di Marzio.
The report stated that “West Ham’s interest is strong on Simeone” as they seek to replace Sebastien Haller, and the Serie A club could sanction the sale as they look to fund a move for Torino’s Simone Zaza.
Simeone is the son of former Argentina international and current Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone. The 25-year-old has six Argentina caps of his own and has enjoyed a strong start to the 2020/21 campaign, with five goals and one assist to his name.
David Moyes has already confirmed that a striker is the club’s number one transfer priority this month and multiple enquiries have already been made. Simeone whose best performance this season saw him score a brace at Torino, could be among the contenders.
His Transfermarkt value of £15.3m makes his an affordable option as Moyes aims to be shrewd with his January expenditure.
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Far from living on the coattails of his father’s successes, Simeone junior has forged a career of his own in one of Europe’s elite leagues and should be considered a viable option in West Ham’s striker search this month.
Despite never being a massively prolific goal-getter, his numbers have been consistent almost throughout his career and he could present an affordable opportunity for the Hammers.
If the striker has inherited half of the passion and dark arts from his father, West Ham fans could at least look forward to an intriguing watch should be swap Sardinia for London.
