West Ham are planning a ‘€50m craziness’ offer in response to the ‘imminent’ transfer of a €36m player to Serie A.

According to rumors, West Ham will make an offer for Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu as they prepare for bids for Lucas Paqueta.

The Hammers have yet to acquire a new player this summer, although they have sold Declan Rice to Arsenal for £105 million, and Arthur Masuaku and Manuel Lanzini have also departed the club.West Ham finished 14th in the Premier League last season with 40 points, but David Moyes led them to triumph in the Europa Conference League.

Moyes will look to improve on his success in 2023/24, and West Ham will provide him all the resources he requires after losing Rice.Inter Milan midfielder Calhanoglu has been linked with West Ham, with Italian newspaper Calciomercato reporting that the Hammers are planning a ‘€50m crazy‘ for the Turkey international.Calhanoglu, 29, left AC Milan for archrivals Inter in 2021 after helping Simone Inzaghi’s team win the Coppa Italia and reach the Champions League final, where they lost to Manchester City.

 

However, it seems likely that the Hammers would only pursue Calhanoglu if Paqueta left this summer after a stellar debut season in the Premier League.According to the same newspaper, Roma are interested in recruiting Gianluca Scamacca from West Ham after Tammy Abraham suffered a catastrophic injury.

Roma’s problem is said to be ‘about to be resolved’ with the signing of Scamacca, and the Italian’s departure from West Ham is now ‘increasingly possible and imminent’.After West Ham spent around €36 million on Scamacca last summer, it is understood that Roma has proposed an expensive loan deal in which the Serie A club would commit €4-5 million up front with the possibility of a €22 million clause being triggered depending on his performances and potential Champions League qualification.