West Ham transfer news: Hammers make official £11 million bid for ‘exceptional’ player

West Ham transfer news: The Hammers have reportedly made an £11 million bid for Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria.

Denis Zakaria could soon be West Ham bound, according to a report from Gianluca Di Marzio. However, Juventus are holding out for closer to £17 million for the 26-year-old’s signature.

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The East London outfit have been heavily linked with a move to sign the 26-year-old midfielder all summer long – and a recent report claimed we are pursuing a loan-to-buy deal for him.

Hammers manager David Moyes and his squad are currently out in Australia for a pre-season tour. However, it seems as though the transfer work back home is still going on behind the scenes.

And Zakaria is someone who West Ham clearly want to sign…

West Ham transfer news: Hammers make official £11 million bid for ‘exceptional’ player

Gianluca Di Marzio reckons that West Ham have submitted a formal offer to Juventus for Denis Zakaria.

I believe that the Switzerland international would be a really smart addition to Moyes’s ranks at the London Stadium this summer.

Former BSC Young Boys coach Uli Forte labelled him as an incredible player with exceptional technical ability (Mondo Napoli).

Whilst that might be a slight exaggeration, Zakaria is definitely a competent player and could do a job for us.

He is in no way good enough to fill the void left behind by Declan Rice but he is certainly good enough to play 30-40 odd games for us in all competitions and do a sterling job.

Zakaria has power, athleticism, energy, stamina and dynamism in abundance. He isn’t the best with the ball at his feet, but as a midfield destroyer he is there to win it and pass it on to his more creative teammates.