West Ham are close to announcing the £33.5million signing of Gianluca Scamacca after the Sassuolo striker was spotted flying to London on Monday.
Scamacca has agreed personal terms on a five-year contract with the Hammers and will undergo a medical before becoming the club’s fourth arrival of the summer. The 23-year-old netted 16 goals in 36 appearances for Sassuolo in Serie A last season and his form has been rewarded with seven caps for Italy since his debut in September.
West Ham missed out on Jesse Lingard last week, with the former loanee choosing to join newly-promoted Nottingham Forest instead. But the addition of a striker has always been the top priority for David Moyes this summer and the signing of Scamacca represents a coup for the club.