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title: "Virals: Journalist says West Ham have submitted £14m offer for Serie A ace"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2021/08/02/virals-journalist-says-west-ham-have-submitted-14m-offer-for-serie-a-ace/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-08-02T11:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-08-02T11:00:00Z"
---

# Virals: Journalist says West Ham have submitted £14m offer for Serie A ace

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/08/02/virals-journalist-claims-west-ham-are-very-close-to-matheus-pereira-deal/) have reportedly submitted an offer for Fiorentina central defender [Nikola Milenkovic](https://readwestham.com/2021/07/01/virals-west-ham-offered-nikola-milenkovic-for-12/).

The Hammers are in search of additional defensive options following the [departure of Fabian Balbuena](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/june/04-june/retained-list-issued-fabian-balbuena-depart#:~:text=West%20Ham%20United%20has%20issued,the%20Hammers%2C%20scoring%20three%20goals.) as a free agent.

Having [failed in multiple attempts](https://talksport.com/football/760981/james-tarkowski-west-ham-third-final-bid-burnley-rejected/) to land James Tarkowski last summer, Irons boss David Moyes is determined to land a top target this time around.

According to journalist Ekrem Konur on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Ekremkonur/status/1421819174612049926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1421819174612049926%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsportslens.com%2Fwest-ham-have-submitted-a-bid-for-nikola-milenkovic%2F377354%2F), the east London club have made their first move for a possible option.

> Twitter: #WestHam have made a £ 14m bid for #Fiorentina for #NikolaMilenkovic.
>
> David #Moyes wants Kurt #Zouma or Nikola… https://t.co/hncqK30dgC (@Ekremkonur)

The 23-year-old Serbian defender has [risen to prominence in the last three Serie A seasons](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/413507) following a move from Partizan Belgrade in 2017.

Capped [28 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/nationalmannschaft/spieler/413507/verein_id/3438) at international senior level, Milenkovic was dubbed as an [‘extraordinary’](https://x-sport.news/fiorentina-lirola-on-milenkovic-extraordinary-quality-ready-for-a-great-team/) player by club teammate Pol Lirola in April.

Last season the versatile ace [scored three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/413507) in 34 league appearances – earning an average [Sofascore rating of 6.96](https://www.sofascore.com/player/nikola-milenkovic/836168) in the process.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £22.5million and in the final 12 months of a contract in Florence ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/marktwertverlauf/spieler/413507)), the reported bid would surely be difficult to refuse.

Albeit a player worth far more than £14million in terms of [ability](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/319785/Show/Nikola-Milenkovic) and promise, this summer represents the final chance for Fiorentina to land a reasonable fee.

Capable of [operating at centre-back and right-back](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/leistungsdaten/spieler/413507), Milenkovic would also provide cover to Vladimir Coufal at the London Stadium.