Simone Zaza's abysmal loan spell at West Ham United will be brought to an end next month, according to his agent.

Italy international Zaza joined the Hammers on loan from Juventus last summer but has failed to score in 11 league and cup games.

The terms of his current deal state that West Ham must sign Zaza for £20million if he accumulates 14 appearances for the east London club.

Simone Zaza's abysmal loan spell at West Ham United will be brought to an end next month

Zaza joined on loan from Juventus last summer but has failed to score in 10 games

Zaza gained infamy for his bizarre miss in the Euro 2016 shoot-out between Italy and Germany

ZAZA AT WEST HAM Loan fee: £4.25m Games: 11; Minutes played: 571 Goals: 0; Assists: 0 Prospective transfer fee: £16.7million once he plays in 14 games Advertisement

He has made 11 appearances in all competitions this season although it is believed only Premier League and appearances in the later stages of cup competitions count towards the clause.

Vincenzo Morabito says that Zaza will leave London and return to Turin in the January transfer window, with other clubs including Valencia rumoured to be interested in taking the 25-year-old off Slaven Bilic's hands.

'Zaza will definitely go back to Juve, because West Ham do not want to keep him,' Morabito told Juvenews.

'He could well stay in Turin, given that Juventus might need another striker. If not, there are plenty of other options.'

'I repeat, he will certainly return to Juve.'

A clause in Zaza's loan contract reportedly says that West Ham will be obliged to pay Juventus £16.7million to sign him permanently if he makes 14 or more appearances for the club this season.

Zaza's girlfriend Chiara Biasi posted this pic, tagged 'don't mess with us', last summer

The pair published this photo en route to London, where Zaza has struggled with West Ham

But with the Italian having proven so inept in English football, Bilic is going out of his way not to pick the player, despite West Ham struggling near the Premier League relegation zone.

Zaza gained infamy last summer for his bizarre miss in the Euro 2016 quarter-final shoot-out between Italy and Germany, and things have not improved for him at the London Stadium.