Premier League outfit West Ham United have, on Tuesday, agreed to sanction the departure of attacker Nikola Vlasic.
Croatian international Vlasic, of course, secured a return to the Premier League last summer.
On the back of Jesse Lingard’s decision to stay put at Manchester United, David Moyes and co. set their sights firmly on the former Everton man, giving rise to a big-money deal worth a sum in excess of €30 million.
West Ham United manager David Moyes ahead of the Premier League match at Elland Road, Leeds. Picture date: Saturday September 25, 2021. 2GNFEDE West Ham United manager David Moyes ahead of the Premier League match at Elland Road, Leeds. Picture date: Saturday September 25, 2021. (Alamy Stock Photo)
To say that Vlasic’s debut season at the London Stadium did not go according to plan, though, would be something of an understatement.
En route to appearances in half of the Irons’ league fixtures, Vlasic was afforded a paltry six starts, notching a solitary goal in the process.
After securing attacking reinforcements in the form of both Maxwel Cornet and Gianluca Scamacca, it should therefore come as little surprise to hear of Vlasic being moved on.
This comes after an agreement was struck over the terms of a loan deal for the 2022/23 campaign.
Torino are set to pay €2.5 million of Vlasic’s annual salary, also boasting an option to make the Croatian international’s signing permanent next summer, for a fee of €15 million.
Nikola Vlasić leaves West Ham, done deal. Vlasić has just arrived in Turin in order to undergo medical tests on Wednesday morning as new Torino player. 🛩🇮🇹 #transfers
Torino will pay €2.5m net as part of the salary – it’s a loan deal with buy option not mandatory around €15m. pic.twitter.com/KTCl1lq8WS
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 9, 2022
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