West Ham have ‘concrete’ transfer interest in former Everton star Gerard Deulofeu after he shines in Italy with Udinese
WEST HAM are reportedly keen on bringing Gerard Deulofeu back to England.
Calciomercato claims the ex-Everton and Watford winger has caught David Moyes’ eye while at Udinese.
Deulofeu, 27, has netted eight Serie A goals for the Italians this term.
And it’s believed West Ham have already followed up on their ‘concrete’ interest by making contact with Udinese over a potential summer transfer.
Deulofeu made his name coming through the ranks of Barcelona’s La Masia academy.
But he really caught the eye during his first full season of football, which came on loan at Everton in the 2013/14 campaign.
Deulofeu then returned to Spain with Sevilla, but he struggled to regain his Goodison Park form.
However, Everton returned to snap the ace up for just £4million in 2015.
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Deulofeu spent a further 18 months on Merseyside before securing a loan move to AC Milan.
And Barcelona then re-signed him permanently in 2017, handing the Toffees an £8m profit.
But Deulofeu played just ten league games for his boyhood side before being shipped on loan to Watford.
They made his move permanent in 2018 before relegation two years later saw Deulofeu join sister club Udinese.
And West Ham could now become the latest in a long line of teams to boast the Spanish winger in their ranks.
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