West Ham announce Gianluca Scamacca with silhouette of new signing… and fans think it all looks like same sportsman
WEST HAM found a a creative way to announce summer signing Gianluca Scamacca.
The Hammers landed Scamacca, 23, on a five-year deal following a £30.5million deal with Sassuolo.
And the East Londoners decided to present him in a unique way as they issued a picture of his silhouette on and asked the fans to guess who their new arrival is.
But a raft of West Ham supporters agreed that this sketch looks more like tennis legend Novak Djokovic than any other footballer they could imagine.
A fan tweeted: "Genuinely looks like Novak Djokovic."
Another posted: "Djokovic."
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A third wrote: "Djokovic ain’t it?"
This supporter said: "Giving Djokovic a shout."
And that one tweeted: "Novak Djokovic signing for West Ham?"
West Ham confirmed Scamacca's transfer on Twitter with a fabulous clip done in the style of iconic Channel4 show Football Italia.
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The striker stood out last season for Sassuolo with a total of 16 goals and one assist in 38 matches across all competitions.
The Italy international was the Serie A's sixth top scorer ahead of former team-mate Domenico Berardi and Napoli star Victor Osimhen.
The Italian is a much-needed addition for manager David Moyes who spent most of last season with only one centre-forward in Michail Antonio.