Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella could be at the centre of a tug of war between Premier League sides Sunderland and West Ham.
The Italian is set to leave the Bianconeri this summer after the arrival of Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez to the Juventus Stadium this offseason.
As a result, Quagliarella has fallen down the pecking order with the Old Lady and could be set for an exit in order to secure regular first team football in an attempt to make Italy’s World Cup squad for next summer’s tournament in Brazil.
The Sun are reporting that Sunderland are the favourites to land the 30-year-old, though West Ham are expected to ramp up talks in the coming days. Norwich City and Valencia have also been linked with a move for the Naples native, but they appear to have fallen behind the Premier League duo in the race for the striker’s signature.
Quagliarella managed to make 27 Serie A appearances for the Bianconeri last season, but only started in 13 of those contests as he finished the season with nine goals.
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Just another big name transfer being linked with West Ham.
False rumours spread by a club desperately trying to look as if they want to compete with the big boys. Who is the lastest big name signing? Stewart Downing !!!! PMSL.