Agent: West Ham to announce transfer 'by end of week'

Mauro Zarate is closing in on a move to Fiorentina

 

The 28-year-old Argentine has featured heavily under Slaven Bilic this season, scoring five goals and assisting two in all competitions.

Bilic is keen on keeping Zarate this month, but the former Inter Milan and Lazio man wants to return to Italy.

 

And his representative claims Zarate has set his sights on a move to Fiorentina, who Italian outlet SportItalia claim have agreed a £2.3m deal with the Hammers.

"We are in negotiations to reach an agreement with West Ham and I am in London to find a solution for this transfer,” agent and brother Rolando Zarate told Radio Bruno.

 

Mauro Zarate has scored five goals for West Ham this season

 

Slaven Bilic is keen to keep Mauro Zarate at West Ham

 

"It won’t be easy, but we hope to conclude the move by the end of this week. Mauro wants to leave London and he really likes the idea of playing for Fiorentina.

"He is playing regularly for West Ham, so they don’t want to let him go, but his desire now is to play for Fiorentina."