West Ham flop would be perfect for Premier League – if he hadn’t fallen flat at Hammers

Gianluca Scamacca’s revival in Serie A could be catching the attention of Premier League golf equipment – if they might neglect his spell at West Ham.

That’s the opinion of European soccer knowledgeable Andy Brassell, who believes there’s a scarcity of centre-forwards of the Italian’s degree.

A lot was anticipated of the 22-cap Italy worldwide upon his arrival on the London Stadium from Sassuolo for £35.5million in 2022.

Nonetheless, Scamacca scored simply eight targets in 27 appearances throughout his one and solely season at the Hammers.

Solely three of these strikes got here within the Premier League, whereas damage meant he missed out on the membership’s Convention League last triumph.

West Ham took a giant hit to permit Scamacca to return to his homeland with Atalanta in 2023, the place the striker has since returned to kind.

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The 27-year-old already has 9 targets and three assists throughout all competitions this season, with two-thirds of his targets by way of Serie A.

Scamacca additionally struck in Atalanta’s Champions League win over Chelsea in December, which usually would have put many on discover.

But European soccer knowledgeable Brassell believes his stint at West Ham will diminish his probabilities of securing a big-money return to England.

“Atalanta have regarded a lot improved beneath [coach Raffaele] Palladino just lately,” Brassell advised the Trans Europe Specific podcast. “In fact, they beat Chelsea in the direction of the top of the knockout stage to get themselves on this place.”

“They’ve obtained what’s type of a uncommon commodity in European soccer in the intervening time; an old school centre-forward who actually appears the half,” Brassell continued.

“ what? If he hadn’t failed at West Ham already, individuals could be Gianluca Scamacca and the best way he’s performed during the last couple of months and considering, ‘Yeah, some Premier League membership goes to choose him up.’”

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West Ham’s striker points

Scamacca is way from the primary struggling West Ham striker to have reversed his fortunes since leaving the membership.

Sebastian Haller grew to become the Champions League’s high scorer regardless of managing simply 10 targets in 48 Premier League video games for the Irons.

Equally, Niklas Fulkrug joined West Ham as a European finalist with Borussia Dortmund, however netted solely three targets in 27 appearances.

His alternative, Pablo Felipe, a January signing, is now out injured, having not scored a Premier League purpose in his 5 video games in London.

On Scamacca, Brassell advised talkSPORT.com: “I believe individuals would decide him much less harshly if he hadn’t picked up that ACL damage comparatively quickly after going to Atalanta as a result of that made him form of go away West Ham after which form of fade from view.

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“However the best way he is performed since he is come again the best way he is performed within the first half of this season he is been actually good. He is regarded harmful.

“The whole lot he does within the recreation when it comes to preventing defenders when it comes to holding the ball up I take a look at him and I am like if you happen to did not know he’d been at West Ham and also you simply did not know who he was; if he was just a few random participant you’d assume yeah this man would do an awesome job within the Premier League if you happen to had no thought of the historical past in any respect.

“With Scamacca, it isn’t nearly the truth that he can rating targets constantly, and he is scored an affordable lick to date this season.

“It is every part else he does within the recreation. He makes his teammates’ lives a hell of quite a bit simpler, and there are so few centre-forwards within the recreation of this form of degree in the intervening time.

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“So if it wasn’t for his age and damage historical past and the truth that he’d fallen not less than partly flat on his face within the Premier League, individuals could be him in a completely completely different manner.

“He is an issue.”