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This article is about soccer player and Juventus (Italy) striker Simone Zaza joining English club West Ham on a yearly loan for 4.3 million pounds. The club west Ham plays in the English Premier league. The deal also includes a clause that allows West Ham to permanently buy him for 17 million pounds. The Italian has scored 8 goals in 24 appearances in a Juventus shirt, and has also shown quality for his national team. West Ham has now spent over 60 million pounds in this transfer window.
Simone Zaza is a good striker, but it's difficult to tell whether he'll integrate well. A concern for many West Ham fans should be that he and Left winger Dimitri Payet will get in each others way. Both players demand the ball and attention a lot. A lot of people will remember Simone Zaza's penalty miss for Italy in the 2016 european championships, but this is an anomaly. Zaza has had a good scoring record on nearly ever club he's been on, and has recorded many assists as well. West Ham fans shouldn't be worried about Zaza's production in front of goal, so much as the lack of production from Dimitri Payet. I expect West Ham to finish 9th or 10th, with the addition of him.
It's also worth noting how expensive this transfer could be if it becomes permanent. 21 million pound for a player like Zaza would have been unheard of 10 years ago. To put this into perspective, the second best soccer player in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo was worth 12 million pounds then. Inflation has certainly made its way into soccer, and one has to wonder whether it will come back to bite these teams with debt money. The idea is that a player like Simone Zaza will bring more fans to the seats, and more prize money from winning in England, but it doesn't work well when every team is doing the same thing in the premier league. I actually think that in a few years, the spending from these clubs will go down, as they start to see their debt increase. It's definitely a conversation topic that has to be had on the administrative side of these teams.
This article is about soccer player and Juventus (Italy) striker Simone Zaza joining English club West Ham on a yearly loan for 4.3 million pounds. The club west Ham plays in the English Premier league. The deal also includes a clause that allows West Ham to permanently buy him for 17 million pounds. The Italian has scored 8 goals in 24 appearances in a Juventus shirt, and has also shown quality for his national team. West Ham has now spent over 60 million pounds in this transfer window.
Simone Zaza is a good striker, but it's difficult to tell whether he'll integrate well. A concern for many West Ham fans should be that he and Left winger Dimitri Payet will get in each others way. Both players demand the ball and attention a lot. A lot of people will remember Simone Zaza's penalty miss for Italy in the 2016 european championships, but this is an anomaly. Zaza has had a good scoring record on nearly ever club he's been on, and has recorded many assists as well. West Ham fans shouldn't be worried about Zaza's production in front of goal, so much as the lack of production from Dimitri Payet. I expect West Ham to finish 9th or 10th, with the addition of him.
It's also worth noting how expensive this transfer could be if it becomes permanent. 21 million pound for a player like Zaza would have been unheard of 10 years ago. To put this into perspective, the second best soccer player in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo was worth 12 million pounds then. Inflation has certainly made its way into soccer, and one has to wonder whether it will come back to bite these teams with debt money. The idea is that a player like Simone Zaza will bring more fans to the seats, and more prize money from winning in England, but it doesn't work well when every team is doing the same thing in the premier league. I actually think that in a few years, the spending from these clubs will go down, as they start to see their debt increase. It's definitely a conversation topic that has to be had on the administrative side of these teams.
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