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Italian Striker To West Ham

Gianluca Scamacca (23) who stands at a formidable 6ft 5in (1,95m) tall, was reportedly a target for Paris Saint-Germain earlier this summer. He scored 16 goals in 36 appearances in Serie A for U.S. Sassuolo last season and was the second-highest Italian scorer in Serie A. Scamacca will cost an initial £30.5m according to the BBC.

Amid ongoing uncertainty in their pursuit of Chelsea striker Armando Broja, West Ham set their sights on Scamacca. The striker was born in Rome and started to play at Lazio, before he joined A.S. Roma, PSV Eindhoven and in 2017 Sassuolo. He has seven caps for Italy and is said to be one of the most promising striker talents in Europe! And with Scamacca’s ruthless, clinical presence in front of goal West Ham could be a completely different animal next season. But of course, as every player new to English football, Gianluca will need some time to settle in and adjust to the English game.

The 23-year-old is yet to agree personal terms and have his medical at West Ham though.

West Ham had hoped to boost their attacking firepower with the signing of free agent Jesse Lingard, but missed out on the former Manchester United player when he chose to move to Nottingham Forest instead. A day after this disappointment, the signing of Italian striker Scamucca would be good news for the West Ham faithful.

David Moyes has regained his humour already and joked when he was asked about Lingard rejecting West Ham, ahead of the Hammers‘ penultimate pre-season test at Luton:

“Who’s that?“

“Listen, Jesse made his decision, I tried, I wanted him but he wanted Jlingz on the back of his shirt, he’s a kid.“

“I didn’t stand for that, I’m about winning games, not winning on social media. “

As well as a new striker, the Hammers are now also keen on signing Eintracht Frankfurt wide player Filip Kostic.

Update: https://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-sign-italy-international-centre-forward-gianluca-scamacca

July 23, 2022 at 3:12 pm Leave a comment

Wien – Permanenz einer Stadt

Max Hollein, Museumsdirektor in New York, sehr trefflich über Wien in „Die Zeit“:

Max Hollein wurde als Sohn des Architekten Hans Hollein und seiner Frau Helene Hollein 1969 in Wien geboren. Er studierte Betriebswirtschaft an der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien und Kunstgeschichte an der Universität Wien. Schon in den Neunzigerjahren zog er nach New York. Seither Museumsdirektor in USA und Deutschland. Im August 2018 übernahm Hollein die Leitung des Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.