West Ham are believed to be the ‘most interested’ party in a deal for commanding Fiorentina centre-back Nikola Milenkovic this summer.
The Hammers face competition for the 23-year-old from AC Milan and Manchester United.
Irons’ boss David Moyes has long since been attempting to land a top-quality central defender, having missed out on James Tarkowski last summer.
Now, according to a report from La Nazione, via Sport Witness, and as cited by West Ham Fan Zone on Twitter, the Scot may have turned attention to the Serbian defender.
Twitter: West Ham and Manchester United are set to battle it out for Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic this summer.
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In 2020/21, Milenkovic scored on three occasions in 37 outings across all competitions – earning an average Sofascore rating of 6.96 in Serie A.
Compared to compatriot and five times Premier League winner Nemanja Vidic, Milenkovic has been capped 28 times by Serbia.
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Under contract until 2022 and valued at £22.5milion (Transfermarkt), this summer window may represent the final chance the Florence club have to land a reasonable fee for their star.
This an opportunity the Hammers shouldn’t pass up on, especially as Fabian Balbuena looks set to leave east London and Frederik Alves remains short of first-team exposure.
Despite keeping Craig Dawson beyond his season-long loan spell, Angelo Ogbonna and Issa Diop’s injury records don’t lend themselves to prolonged availability.
