Juventus striker Simone Zaza has joined Premier League side West Ham United on a season-long loan, the Italian champions announced on Sunday.
The deal could be made permanent and the fee could reach a maximum of 17 million pounds (USD 22.3), depending on the amount of appearances the Italy international makes in the English top flight for West Ham.
Zaza joined Juventus from Sassuolo at the start of last season, but only made five starts in the Serie A for Massimiliano Allegri's men, scoring five goals.
In all, he played 24 games for the Turin giants, who have won five successive Serie A titles, scoring eight times.
The 25-year-old has also made 14 international appearances for Italy, but blazed a terrible spot-kick over the crossbar as the Azzurri were knocked out of Euro 2016 by Germany after a dramatic penalty shoot-out in July.
Premier League: West Ham United Sign Simone Zaza on Loan From Juventus
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Simone Zaza's loan deal to West Ham United could be made permanent, depending on the amount of appearances the Italy international makes in the Premier League
Simone Zaza (L) made five starts for Juventus in Serie A last season, scoring five goals.© AFP
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Simone Zaza joins West Ham on loan deal from Juventus
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The deal could be made permanent, depending on the appearances he makes
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Zaza made five starts for Juventus last season, scoring 5 goals