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title: "West Ham: Irons in Nikola Vlasic talks"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-hammers-nikola-vlasic-cska-moscow-zouma-areola-david-moyes/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-08-30T14:05:17Z"
modified: "2021-08-30T14:05:17Z"
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# West Ham: Irons in Nikola Vlasic talks

**According to the agent of Nikola Vlasic, West Ham United are in negotiations with CSKA Moscow as they attempt to sign the Croatia international.**

### **The Lowdown: West Ham set for late burst?**

The Hammers have so far brought in just two fresh faces during the summer transfer window in [Alphonse Areola](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/july/29-july/west-ham-united-sign-world-cup-winning-goalkeeper-alphonse-areola) and [Kurt Zouma](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/august/28-august/france-international-defender-kurt-zouma-joins-west-ham-united).

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However, given that they have qualified for the group stage of the Europa League, many Irons supporters may have expected more business to be done.

### **The Latest: Hammers in Vlasic talks**

Tonci Martic, the agent of Vlasic, has been discussing the future of his client.

He said ([via eurostavka.ru](https://eurostavka.ru/news/football/agent-vlashicha-my-v-protsesse-peregovorov-s-vest-hemom)): *“We are in the process of negotiations with West Ham, they are progressing. But the deal has not been completed yet.”*

West Ham would reportedly need to spend [€30m](https://eurostavka.ru/news/football/agent-vlashicha-my-v-protsesse-peregovorov-s-vest-hemom) (£25.7m) to capture the midfielder.

### **The Verdict: Goalscoring midfielder**

West Ham already have one goalscoring midfielder in Tomas Soucek, who found the back of the net ten times in the Premier League last season ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tomas-soucek/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/283628)), and in Vlasic they would be getting another player who fits that bill.

In [108](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-vlasic/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/293200) games in Moscow, he has found the back of the net 33 times, also laying on 21 assists. In the last two seasons alone he has scored [25](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-vlasic/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/293200) goals, a superb return for a player in his position.

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The Hammers have left it late if they are making a concrete move for Vlasic, who played for Croatia at Euro 2020, but they would at least be signing a real talent with a proven scoring record. It just remains to be seen whether there is enough time left to get the deal done before tomorrow’s transfer deadline.

***In other news, [some West Ham fans weren’t impressed with this player on Saturday](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/west-ham-united-fans-blast-craig-dawson-display/)***