West Ham United are very unlikely to see £30.5million striker Gianluca Scamacca in action until next season, with the 24-year-old set to undergo knee surgery.
It has been an injury-filled season for the Italian international, who to date, has already missed 13 West Ham matches this term in all competitions through a combination of injury and illnesses and is set to West Ham’s final nine Premier League matches this term, and between one and four more from the Europa Conference League.
That means that West Ham, even with everyone fully fit, have just 22 senior players in their squad, just two more than what is permitted in a Premier League match squad.
