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title: "Virals: West Ham make first offer for Nikola Milenkovic"
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author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-06-24T18:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-06-24T18:00:00Z"
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# Virals: West Ham make first offer for Nikola Milenkovic

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/06/24/virals-west-ham-have-enquired-about-martin-braithwaite/) have reportedly made their first official move of the summer transfer window with a bid for Fiorentina central defender [Nikola Milenkovic](https://readwestham.com/2021/06/23/virals-west-ham-preparing-an-offer-for-nikola-milenkovic/).

The Hammers have been heavily linked with the Serbian for some time and saw an [attempt rejected](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8787615/West-Ham-make-20million-bid-Fiorentinas-Nikola-Milenkovic.html) last summer.

Not perturbed, the Irons have [reignited their interest](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/west-ham-learn-asking-price-david-moyes-prioritises-signing-man-utd-target) and have entered an €18million (£15.5million) bid to land the 23-year-old.

That’s according to [Sky Sports Italia and Football Italia](https://football-italia.net/west-ham-bid-for-milenkovic-again/), as cited by [TheOtherSideOfThePond](https://twitter.com/SideofPond/status/1407998180814311429) on Twitter.

> Twitter: ![🚨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f6a8.svg) West Ham ![🟣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f7e3.svg)![⚒](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/2692.svg) have made an offer for Nikola Milenkovic ![🇷🇸](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f1f7-1f1f8.svg). Fiorentina ![🟣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f7e3.svg) want 25/30M ![💶](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f4b6.svg) for the defender. @NicoSchira… https://t.co/l9qfKm30WO (@SideofPond)

The report claims the Florence based Serie A side will hold out for bids in the region of €25million (£21.5million) for the [28-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/profil/spieler/413507) ace.

Also [linked](https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-need-to-pay-15-millions-to-land-their-defensive-target/) with Italian superpowers Juventus, Napoli and Lazio, the Irons will want to tie up the negotiations as swiftly as possible.

During 2020/21, Milenkovic made [34 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/leistungsdaten/spieler/413507) in the top-flight, scoring three goals and earning an average [Sofascore rating of 6.96](https://www.sofascore.com/player/nikola-milenkovic/836168).

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £22.5million and under contract at La Viola until 2022 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/marktwertverlauf/spieler/413507)), all parties would be receiving a shrewd deal at the mooted £21.5million demand.

Whilst Fiorentina will feel they are losing a [high-quality operator](https://footballwhispers.com/blog/scout-report-nikola-milenkovic/) on the cheap, given the dwindling contract getting a healthy fee has to be viewed as a plus.

Particularly [adept aerially](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/319785/Show/Nikola-Milenkovic), the powerful Serbian would offer an additional threat in both boxes whilst strengthening the options afforded to David Moyes.