Despite offering Frankfurt £3 million more for the winger, West Ham will miss out on Juventus-bound Filip Kostic… as the Serb rejects the Hammers because “his heart is set on joining the Italian giants”
Filip Kostic is expected to join Juventus for £13.5 million from Eintracht Frankfurt.
West Ham wanted the winger and made a higher bid than Juventus.

Kostic, on the other hand, was said to be desperate to join Massimo Allegri’s side.

The Serbian international was instrumental in Frankfurt’s Europa League victory last season.

 

According to reports, West Ham are set to miss out on Filip Kostic despite offering Frankfurt £3 million more than Juventus, with the player expected to join the Italian giants.

The winger will arrive in Turin for a fee of between £13.5 million and £14.5 million and will have his medical with Massimo Allegri’s side tomorrow.

West Ham made a higher offer to Frankfurt for Kostic, according to Sky Sport Italia, which exceeded £16.8 million.
Despite West Ham’s interest, Eintracht Frankfurt winger Filip Kostic is’set to join’ Juventus.

 

The Hammers offered £3 million more for Kostic, but he was determined to join the Italian giants.
The Serb, on the other hand, was desperate to join Juventus and had agreed on personal terms with the Serie A club before finalizing a transfer fee with Frankfurt.
In order to complete the transfer, Kostic has been left out of Eintracht Frankfurt’s squad for their European Siper Cup match against Real Madrid this evening.

This is a setback for West Ham, who are still looking to strengthen their squad ahead of their Europa League campaign.

The Hammers had been pursuing Kostic for several weeks but had become frustrated.
David Moyes’ side has already brought in Gianluca Scamacca, Maxwell Cornet, Flynn Downes, Nayef Aguerd, and made Alphonse Areola’s loan move permanent.

They had hoped that Kostic, who has the same agent as Scamacca, would add more firepower to their team and relieve the offensive burden on Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio.

 

 

The Hammers were outplayed in their first game of the season, falling 2-0 to an Erling Haaland-inspired Man City on Sunday, and appeared to be lacking in ideas going forward, with only one shot on target.

With three goals and six assists, Kostic helped Frankfurt win the Europa League.
Massimo Allegri will be hoping that Kostic will be available for his team’s Serie A opener on Monday.
Last season, Kostic was part of the Frankfurt team that knocked West Ham out of the Europa League semi-finals, and he was instrumental in the German side’s European triumph.
During the competition, he had three goals and six assists, and he also scored his penalty in their 5-4 shootout victory over the Rangers in the final.
The winger has 48 Serbian caps and is expected to sign a three-year deal worth £3 million with the Old Lady.
It concludes a four-year stint with the Germans.
After joining from Hamburg in 2018, Kostic contributed 35 goals and 67 assists in 249 games.

Frankfurt will face Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday evening in Helsinki, while Juventus hopes to have Kostic available for their Serie A opener against Sassuolo the following Monday.

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