West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca 'knows how to score goals in every way' - Inside Europe

West Ham announced the signing of Gianluca Scamacca from Sassuolo for £35 million, but Eurosport Italy have cautioned there is much for him to prove in England. The 23-year-old arrives in England having recorded his best goalscoring haul of his career, notching 16 goals for his Serie A side.

Ad/> He has taken an unusual route to his first big move, having moved to PSV Jong, the Dutch side’s second string team that plays in the Netherlands’ second division, and after return to Italy, he again had another spell in the country as he was loaned to PEC Zwolle. Europa LeagueRice given two-game European ban after accusing referee of 'corruption'17/06/2022 AT 20:50 Davide Bighiani of Eurosport Italy said there were plenty of unusual aspects to the 6’5” striker, but he had plenty to offer besides being a target man.

Bighiani warned: “When we talk about Scamacca we are talking about a guy who has in fact three full seasons as a starting player — one year in Serie B and two in Serie A — and only 42 career goals. “If he manages to overcome the period of adaptation to the new championship unscathed, he could become an interesting player, since he combines his physicality with good technique.