Former West Ham United and Liverpool defender Glen Johnson has said that he would have signed Chelsea striker Armando Broja instead of Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca this summer.
The Hammers are reportedly close to signing Italian international Scamacca for £30.5million in a move that would almost double their summer spending so far after already sealing deals for Alphonse Areola, Nayef Aguerd and Flynn Downes.
The 23-year-old Rome-born forward, who has played seven times for his country at senior level, scored 16 goals in Serie A last season despite only making 25 league starts last term. However, despite his form, Johnson has claimed that he would rather sign Albanian international Broja, who has been heavily linked with interest from the Hammers throughout this summer.
