{"id":600571,"date":"2021-08-30T12:58:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T16:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=600571"},"modified":"2021-08-30T17:46:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T21:46:38","slug":"west-ham-nico-tagliafico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/30\/west-ham-nico-tagliafico\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham United Agree Fee for Nico Tagliafico But Deal is More Complicated Than That"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Ham United<\/a> and Ajax have agreed on a fee of \u20ac12 million for Argentine left-back Nico Tagliafico, as per Mike Verweij via Fabrizio Porzio<\/a>. The deal, however, is far from done, with the player’s agent in Amsterdam while Tagliafico himself is in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

West Ham United Agree Part of Complicated Nico Tagliafico Deal<\/h2>\n

West Ham in Europe<\/h3>\n

The Hammers had an impressive season last year<\/a> under Scottish manager David Moyes.<\/p>\n

Since being promoted in 2012, they were a very consistent mid-table team, finishing within three positions of tenth place every campaign between then and the 2018\/19 campaign. In 2019\/20, though, the London side’s fortunes changed, and they only escaped the drop by 5 points.<\/p>\n

A stark contrast, though, was the following season.<\/p>\n

Moyes’ side were competitors for Champions League<\/a> qualification all the way until there were just three games left, managing to finish in a very respectable sixth place.<\/p>\n

They will now play Europa League football this campaign, and have Dinamo Zagreb, Genk, and Rapid Vienna alongside them in their group<\/a>. The money from this venture into European football will certainly be able to at least help fund some transfers.<\/p>\n

Tagliafico a Great Signing for the Hammers<\/h3>\n

Nico Tagliafico is a fantastic signing for a side that was fighting against relegation just over a year ago.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old has been Ajax’s first-choice left-back since he joined them in January 2018, and for a team like West Ham to capture a player of that caliber is something of a coup for the Irons.<\/p>\n

Tagliafico also has experience in both the Champions League and Europa League, with a combined 28 appearances across the two competitions.<\/p>\n

Deal May Prove Challenging<\/h3>\n

While West Ham and Ajax may have agreed on a fee for the 28-year-old’s transfer, it may not be as simple as that.<\/p>\n

Personal terms are yet to be agreed, and deal finalization processes such as a medical would also still need to take place.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, with the player and his agent separated by almost 5,000 miles, this move will be a tricky one logistically speaking.<\/p>\n

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Embed from Getty Images<\/a>