Hammers are readying another move in the summer window as Manuel Pellegrini looks to strengthen their squad

West Ham could snap up Genoa defender Armando Izzo for as little as £8.75million.

New Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini has wasted no time putting his stamp on the squad by landing the likes of Issa Diop already.

1 Genoa defender Armando Izzo in action in Serie A

Now he could be set to land another central defender with Italian Izzo on his radar.

In April 2017, the 26-year-old was handed an 18-month ban from football for his alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal.

However, just four weeks later, that was reduced to a six-month ban and he returned to the first team in October.

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However he still made only 16 Serie A appearances last term and, despite remaining under contract until 2022, could be available for a knockdown price.

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