Defender snubs Blues bid in favour of West Ham
- by Staff Writer
- Tuesday, 7th July 2015
Angelo Ogbonna is close to completing a move to West Ham after rejecting an offer from fellow Premier League outfit Everton, according to reports.
Sources in Italy (Di Marzio) are reporting this afternoon (Tuesday) that the 27-year-old Italian international defender is on the verge of sealing a switch to West Ham from Juventus for a fee in the region of €12million (£8.5million).West Ham are understood to have beaten off a rival bid from Everton who are reported to have offered a similar amount for the Italian, who has been capped on ten occasions by his country.
Ironically perhaps, co-owner David Gold inadvertently tweeted a picture of Ogbonna when West Ham announced the capture of Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria last month.
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