West Ham transfer news: Simone Zaza’s agent confirms flop striker will return to Juventus in January after failing to impress
Italian has failed to score in 11 appearances following summer move and was close to triggering £20million permanent deal
SIMONE ZAZA’S agent has confirmed the striker will return to Juventus after flopping at West Ham.
Zaza joined the Hammers on a season-long loan last summer and a future £20million move was agreed provided he made 14 appearances throughout the campaign.
However, Zaza has failed to score in 11 appearances under Slaven Bilic since his August move.
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And as exclusively revealed by SunSport, West Ham opened talks in November looking to remove the potential permanent fee.
But both parties have now agreed that a complete break in relations is the best option going forward.
Zaza will now link up with Max Allegri’s star-studded squad in Italy and looks set to play back-up to Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic – unless someone can afford to cover his hefty wages.
Speaking to , agent Vincenzo Morabito confirmed Zaza will indeed will be calling time on his short-lived stint in the capital.
He said: “Zaza will certainly go back to Juve, West Ham do not want to keep him. He might as well stay at Juventus as they need another striker.
“Otherwise there are a couple of solutions. Go to Lazio? No, he earns too much for Lazio, he’s out of reach [for them]. Again, he will definitely return to Juve.”