Hammers eye La Viola star

Fiorentina face a battle to keep hold of Alessandro Gamberini as West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen are planning moves for the defender.

Gamberini has one year left on his current deal with La Viola and hasn't completely ruled out remaining with Fiorentina beyond the end of his contract.
However, the defender's agent, Francesco Romano, claims newly-promoted Premier League side West Ham and German outfit Leverkusen have registered an interest, while Serie A rivals Napoli have also been linked with the 31-year-old.
"We spoke to the club and will postpone the real negotiations to next week," said the agent. "Alessandro has another year on his contract and his priority is the Fiorentina jersey. We will see the situation and discuss it, especially as we haven't lacked for offers.
"At the moment West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen have made enquiries for the player. As we said, he is owned by the Viola and so I sent the messages on to Fiorentina."