West Ham United look set to cause Nottingham Forest a really big problem this summer.
Both West Ham and Nottingham Forest will be looking to bolster their respective ranks in the summer transfer window.
Graham Potter has a serious amount of work lying ahead of him, with more dynamism, energy and youth urgently required at West Ham.
Nuno Espirito Santo is in a slightly different position to Potter, but there will still undoubtedly be a huge turnover of players at The City Ground.
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Graham Potter has to strengthen his centre-forward ranks at the London Stadium before the start of next season.
And it seems like West Ham could be set to pounce for one of Forest’s key summer transfer targets.
West Ham could hijack Nottingham Forest’s Lorenzo Lucca move
According to a report from Tuttomercatoweb, the Hammers could hijack Forest’s move to sign Udinese striker Lorenzo Lucca this summer.
However, Manchester United have thrown their hat into the ring for the giant forward’s signature as well.
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TMW claim that Udinese will demand around £30 million for the 24-year-old hitman.
Lucca has bagged 12 goals and two assists in 32 games for Udinese this season (Transfermarkt).
Standing at 6ft 7in tall, the Italy international is a real handful for opposing defenders.
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He seems perfectly built for Premier League football, and the Hammers beating Forest to his signature would be a major coup.
However, it’s worth remembering that Nottingham Forest will most likely have Champions League football on offer at the City Ground next season, and that will undoubtedly play a big part in Lucca’s decision.
Lorenzo Lucca could be a £60 million player within two years
Given his height, it would be easy to associate Lucca with being a one-trick aerially dominant pony.
However, he has many more strings to his bow than purely just his aerial strength.
He is incredibly proficient technically for such a big man, and he possesses terrific movement.
Lorenzo Lucca is on the cusp of becoming a £60 million striker, if he manages to tidy up his finishing and turn his 15-goal seasons into 25-goal campaigns.
Whichever team wins the race for his signature will have a serious player on their hands. Hopefully it will be West Ham rather than Nottingham Forest or Manchester United.