The defender who impressed at the Euros could be headed to West Ham this summer.
Although football has changed radically in the last 15 years, there is still a special place in the game and in people’s hearts for an old-fashioned centre-half.
For some time now, Craig Dawson has been one of West Ham’s most important players and their defensive problems over the past two seasons have probably been down to their failure to replace him.
Luckily, West Ham have not only shown interest in signing the England international’s perfect successor, but he is also a young player with world-class potential.
Riccardo Calafiori wasn’t a well-known name before the Euros started, but if you follow Italian football you’ll know how good he is.
He truly is the future of Italian centre-backs, a position they always fill with the best players.
Last season, he was instrumental in helping Bologna win the Champions League for the first time in their history and he could move on after his impressive season.
According to The Guardian, the Hammers could consider signing the 22-year-old instead of Max Kilman as they do not want to pay the price to Wolves.
Reports suggest the Italian could be sold for as little as £35m, which is exactly the price the club are willing to pay for Kilman.
Signing such a highly rated player would be a real statement from our irons and Califiori will certainly fix our leaky defence.
He will certainly have interest from other clubs, so it won’t be an easy deal to get through, but if we pull it off, the fans will have every reason to be happy.
excited about what happens next season.
