Landing Lanzafame
May 24, 2008 West Ham News
West Ham and Palermo are in a tug of war for the impressive Davide Lanzafame.
Yet despite what is going on it seems the young lad wants to join the hammers for a loan season - and this would be superb for our club, who have had limited goals and options upfront last season, with Bellamy out for most of the games and Zamora and Ashton also struggling with injuries.
He is a rising star with great potential and again showed this against Turkey in the under 21’s in a game that had plenty of bookings. But as reported on newsnow west ham united, he was one of the few players who kept his cool, aswell as scoring an opening goal.
If Nani’s influence can bring this young talent to Upton Park, then this will add even more strength to our firepower come the start of next season. And with Ashton, Bellamy, and our hardworking Zamora on board, it is a season to look forward to; providing Palermo don’t get
Read the rest of this entry »
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Tags: Davide Lanzafame, gianluca nani, Juventus, Palermo, upton park, West Ham News
West Ham lose out on Italian Ace
May 22, 2008 West Ham News
According to Footylatest
Palermo’s star striker will be a Juventus player within the next week according to the players agent. It seemed for a while that Amauri was going to choose AC Milan, but when they failed to secure a Champions League place for next season, Juventus got the nod.
Juventus have agreed to a £9m deal with Palermo that will see Antonio Nocerino and Davide Lanzafame go to Sicily as make-weights.
The Grimaldi brothers, who act as Amauri’s agents, met with Juventus directors Jean-Claude Blanc and Alessio Secco yesterday to finalise the deal.
“The negotiations have reached a good stage, in fact excellent,”
a statement from the agents read.
“We are satisfied and there are only a few small details still to be
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Tags: Amauri, Antonio Nocerino, Davide Lanzafame, gianluca nani, Juventus, Palermo, West Ham News
The Next Ronaldo Coming to West Ham (Video)
May 13, 2008 West Ham News
Davide Lanzafame 21 yrs old and Under 21 player for Italy, is expected to be loaned out to West Ham next season.
the Juventus ace has been on loan to Bari and has scored 10 goals in 33 games.
In early April 2008, Bari coach Antonio Conte compared him to possibly reaching levels in his football career like Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Lanzafame has improved tactically,” he told the Gazzetta dello Sport. “He is explosive, he sniffs the goal, and imposes his speed outside the area. If he
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Tags: Davide Lanzafame, Italy, Juventus, ronaldo, West Ham News
