Juventus Want £19m for West Ham and Southampton Target Simone Zaza

Published on: 27 May 2016

"?Juventus are listening to offers for striker Simone Zaza, but have slapped a £19m price tag on the West Ham and Southampton target, according to "?Corriere Della Sera.

 

The Italian international, who has been call up to Antonio Conte's provisional squad for the European Championships next month, has found first-team appearances hard to come by for the Turin side which has lifted both the Serie A and Coppa Italia trophies this season.

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Both West Ham and fellow Premier League side Watford were interested in the player last summer but the Hornets lost interest before the 24-year-old caught the eye of Southampton.

 

According to Italian TV station Qui Studio A Voi Stadio (Via "?TalkSport), both Southampton and West Ham have held talks with Juve about the availability of the player. However, the club appears eager to make a profit on the forward following his £15m transfer one year ago.

This development comes after a report from Gazzetta dello Sport (Via TalkSport) that Juventus were interested in a swap deal with Southampton involving Graziano Pelle after falling out of favour with Saints manager Ronald Koeman.

 

The Serie A champions also want an extra £3m as part of the exchange.

 

Zaza moved to the Bianconeri in 2015, following a two season spell at Sassuollo where he scored 20 goals in 64 appearances.

 

Although versatile, Zaza has found himself lower in the Juventus pecking order than he would have liked, taking his place behind both Alvaro Morata and hot prospect Paulo Dybala.

 

The former Sampdoria forward has scored just 5 goals in 19 appearences for the Italian side.

 

 

 

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