"This deal could happen": Insider drops exciting West Ham transfer claim on £17m-rated monster

West Ham United could finally clinch the summer signing of Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.

The 6 foot 5 titan has long been linked with a move to the London Stadium, and it now appears that the Hammers could get their man when the transfer window opens again in the coming months.

Reports emerged last summer that David Moyes’ side were actually edging close to a £14m deal to sign Milenkovic, but a move failed to materialise before the end of the deadline.

The centre-back would then go on to sign a new contract with Fiorentina that August, insisting that he had never asked to leave the Serie A side and that he was proud to stay put.

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Despite penning a new deal with the Viola, news linking Milenkovic with a move away from the club has not dissipated.

Indeed, earlier this calendar year, it was suggested that the contract was nothing more than a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between the two parties, and that the expectations are he would move on this summer.

While those rumours persist of a departure from Fiorentina, Milenkovic has remained a mainstay of the first-team set-up for the Italians, playing 31 games across all competitions.

Now, speaking to GIVEMESPORT, O’Rourke has delivered a significant boost to West Ham’s chances of bringing the Serbia international over to the Premier League this summer.

He said: “The deal was close to being done, before I think personal terms, maybe with the agent, saw the move fall through. So maybe those issues have been resolved. There’s a real possibility this deal could happen.”

If the Hammers can finally pull off a deal for Milenkovic, then it would