West Ham's €38m Bid For Lazio Striker Reportedly Rebuffed

The Serie A side are holding out for more.

by Jamie Kennedy
Lazio's Felipe Anderson celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Torino and Lazio at the Olympic stadium, in Turin, Italy, Monday, March 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)
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Gazzetta dello Sport are claiming that West Ham Utd tabled a €38 million bid for 25-year old Lazio forward Felipe Anderson over the past few days. Reportedly, the Serie A side turned that figure down and want more for the Brazilian attacker.

Lazio failed to qualify for the Champions League on the final day of last season and are understood to be keen on earning some cash through transfers instead. Anderson, one of their prized assets, won't come cheap to potential suitors though, and that includes West Ham.

When the player signed for Lazio in 2013 from Brazilian side Santos, both sides agreed a 25% sell-on clause. That's presumably why Simone Inzaghi and company are interested in pushing the number up as much as they can. It could also mean West Ham end up paying closer to €50 million (around £43 million).

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If they do, the club could potentially (almost) double their previous record transfer fee for Marko Arnautović last year; if performance-related add-ons are met, the deal taking Arnautović from Stoke City to West Ham could rise to £25 million.

Are West Ham about to smash that by gunning for Anderson?

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