West Ham Online

"Taking to Twitter, the Italy international wrote: “Dear West Ham. “While my time in London didn’t go the way I had planned, some of my greatest life moments were made here. And for that I’m forever grateful Thank you to the players and staff for making me feel so welcome, and the fans for their continued support. “I will continue to support this fantastic club from home in Italy, and will be keeping in close touch with the lifelong friends I have made whilst in England Thank you for everything, Ciao.”"

So a striker who scored 19 goals for a small club in Italy is valued by us at £19m but a player who got 20 goals in France last year is valued at £50m by arsenal. I can't believe at that sort of price there aren't a few premier teams willing to take a punt on him

"This looks like it's happening and getting all our money back too, with a big lump upfront and a 10% sell on clause."

"I get some rate him and it is frustrating that it's Haller all over again, but gut tells me it's the right move to take Eur 30m, didn't see it working for him here. As long as he's replaced of course."

SSN saying Atlanta (who recently sold that ST to Man U) have had a 30m euro bid accepted.

"Is this official ?, Last I heard Roma wanted a loan and Inter wanted to pay 20 million"

"Is this official ?, Last I heard Roma wanted a loan and Inter wanted to pay 20 million"

Something new? Or another Italian site with some amazing knowledge of what will accept?

"I would much prefer to lose our dinosaur of a manager rather than our marquee striker signing. Moyes isn't long term, Scammaca could have been, playing in the right system with the right support. I've never understood why Moyes scouts players, takes so fucking long to decide and then still plays them in a system that they aren't effective in. He's an idiot!!!"

Another massive mistake by the club. If he stays fit then he will be one of the best strikers in Europe. Really good striker of a ball. Absolute gift at the price being mentioned.

13 Brentford Rd 11:13 Thu Aug 3 I've given up now. This is all inexplicable.

"Right, so we are basically giving away our best striker now."

In Scammaccas welcome interview or another starting interview I saw he said Mancini had told him this move was perfect for Jim to develop. Unlikely that is still the case. He must be desperate to play football that suits his strengths somewhere

Not sure why Scammacca gets a free ride from some? Been pumping himself out to whoever wants to listen to him this summer. Desperate to leave. Let him fuck offbbefore he stinks the place out. Good player but another poorly thought out signing.

How disappointing.

Bloke’s been mostly injured. Good luck to him.

"Sell Antonio and keep Scamacca. We have been playing a way that has suited how Antonio used to be for us, but he's not the player he used to be. So get rid and try something else that will get the most out of the strikers that are already here. That's what any normal person should do."

"Another good striker used badly and has a shit attitude. Seriously, why can't this club buy forwards? And its not just moyes era, but this one, like haller, is buying a porche ans using it to plough a field."

"If true he joins that other useless article Haller. Or no, wait, did Haller score goals before and after he was at West Ham, only having a bad patch here where his strengths were ignored and he was asked to perform like a runaway shopping trolley? While at it didn't Scammaca score goals before West Ham, utilising the technical skills of a professional footballer rather than those of a mindless brat from Mike Read's Runaround? If he is off I wish him well, another good player wasted by Moyes."

The club will never (NEVER) get to the next level if they don't learn how to do money-laundering transfers the right way.

Ings or Mubama I guess. It would have been nice to have kept Scamacca and fucked off Moyes.

I don't get this at all. Have been readng that Antonio might go to Saudi and that leaves us with who to play up front?

"Appalling bit of business by the club. I get that Scamacca won't ever be any good under Moyes, but we should have just loaned him out without any option to buy, if that price was the best they would offer. If he plays enough games and they qualify for the CL he'll be worth a hell of a lot more than £19m to Roma and other clubs around Europe. If he doesn't play and they don't qualify then he'll be back here with his tail between his legs and worth even less. Lose-lose innit? A really shit deal to continue that run that's been going on since Moyes got here, with Felipe Anderson, Haller and Vlasic."

"Roma have agreed a deal to sign West Ham and Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca, 24, on loan with a £19m option to buy. (Calciomercato - in Italian) Eddie B’d (bless him) from BBC"

"""He won't play under Moyes, and Moyes don't want to play him"". Well only a few days ago he played under Moyes... and scored...?"