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title: "West Ham United: GSB eyeing Nikola Milenkovic as agent offer emerges"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-gsb-eyeing-nikola-milenkovic-as-agent-offer-emerges/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-07-01T16:06:21Z"
modified: "2021-07-01T16:06:21Z"
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# West Ham United: GSB eyeing Nikola Milenkovic as agent offer emerges

**According to a report by [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/juve-milenkovic-resta-nel-mirino-le-condizioni-31920), West Ham United are eyeing Fiorentina defensive beast Nikola Milenkovic with the player’s agent, Fali Ramdani, even offering him around.**

### The Lowdown: West Ham eyeing new centre-back…

As per [Claret & Hugh](https://www.claretandhugh.info/candh-exclusive-moyes-wants-three-positions-filled/), West Ham are prioritising the acquisition of a new centre-half this summer alongside signing Jesse Lingard on a permanent deal and landing a star forward.

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A handful of defenders have been linked to the Hammers in recent days, including the likes of [Takehiro Tomiyasu](https://sportwitness.co.uk/west-ham-join-race-sign-demand-defender-financial-advantage-competition-stuck-e18m/) and [Nikola Makismovic](https://www.areanapoli.it/interviste/giordano-maksimovic-ha-un-rimpianto-il-prezzo-di-fabian-zuber-vice-insigne-vice-altro_423356.html), with the list of names growing larger and larger.

### The Latest: Agent offer Milenkovic…

As per Calciomercato, West Ham are also eyeing colossal 6 foot 4 powerhouse Milenkovic this summer with the club believed to be keen on a move.

[West Ham latest!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest-2/)

The player’s entourage, led by agent Ramadani, have apparently offered the 23-year-old to England where West Ham are suitors, but Milenkovic is said to prefer a move to Serie A giants Juventus.

The race is still open though with no official proposals made just yet and the Old Lady reluctant to mount a bid until they offload both Daniele Rugani and Merih Demiral.

Fiorentina are also said to be only demanding between [€15 million-€20 million (£12.9m-£17.2m)](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/juve-milenkovic-resta-nel-mirino-le-condizioni-31920) for his signature this summer, a price tag which could even drop as August 31 approaches according to this report.

### The Verdict: Do it GSB…

Taking into account Juve’s reluctance to swoop and Milenkovic’s fairly meagre price tag, this potential deal is an absolute no-brainer for West Ham.

If manager David Moyes is serious about signing a capable defender ahead of a massive campaign for West Ham, he arguably couldn’t do much better than the [28-cap Serbia star](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/profil/spieler/413507) in terms of value.

Still young, Milenkovic was a mainstay for La Viola over 2020/2021. He started 34 Serie A matches whilst averaging the most clearances per 90 (3.6) out of any player in the squad with more than five appearances ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/73/Show/Italy-Fiorentina)).

Amid this financial climate, possible bargains like this don’t come around too often, securing a young player who is already performing in a top European league with all the physical attributes required for English football.

***In other news: ‘Brilliant news’, ‘I’m excited’…West Ham fans rave over official club announcement, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/west-ham-united-hammers-fans-rave-over-official-announcement/)***