Transfer rumours: Scamacca to Inter, Goncalves to Villa, Guaita future
The 24-year-old endured a miserable first season in the Premier League following his arrival from Sassuolo, managing a mere three goals in 16 top-flight outings.
A season-ending knee injury also hampered Scamacca's debut year at the London Stadium, and he is already being linked with a departure from the Europa Conference League winners.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Inter have now made their first move for Scamacca and have tabled a verbal bid of €20m (£17.1m), but it is unknown if West Ham will be prepared to accept.
The Italian giants have apparently turned their attention to Scamacca after being priced out of a move for Arsenal's Folarin Balogun, who is valued at £50m by the Gunners.
Scamacca previously hit an impressive 16 goals in 36 Serie A games for Sassuolo during the 2021-22 campaign, and his West Ham contract runs until 2027 with the option of an additional 12 months.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa have supposedly conceded defeat in their efforts to bring Portuguese attacker Pedro Goncalves to the club from Sporting Lisbon this summer.
The former Wolverhampton Wanderers youngster posted another impressive set of numbers in the 2022-23 campaign, coming up with 20 goals and 15 assists in 51 games in all tournaments.
Goncalves memorably scored a stunning 46-yard goal against Arsenal in the Europa League last term, and he had apparently been identified as a prime attacking target for Unai Emery.
However, Record now reports that the Lions have dropped their interest, as their highest bid of €45m (£38.6m) was deemed far too low for Sporting's liking.
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