Is Kuz the Man?

  • by Staff Writer
  • Tuesday, 9th July 2013

West Ham are being linked with a move for Inter's Serbian international midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic.

According to Sky Sports Italy the Hammers have made tentative enquiries into the availablity of the 25-year-old, who only joined the Italian giants from German Bundesliga side Stuttgart six months ago.

Born in Switzerland to Bosnian Serb expat parents, Kuzmanovic is one of a few players to have represented two countries at international level. He appeared for the Swiss Under 21s on four occasions before becoming a full Serbian international in 2007 - for whom he has since featured on 47 occasions.

The central midfielder began his pro career with FC Basel in 2005 before joining Italian side Fiorentina two years later, having snubbed fellow Italians Palermo in the process. After two successful years in Italy with La Viola, Kuzmanovic moved to Stuttgart in 2009 for a fee of around £7million.

Having continued to impress in the Bundesliga, it was no surprise when major clubs began to show interest; Stuttgart are said to have rejected a £23million bid from Chelsea in 2011 whilst Jeventus and Lazio were also listed as admirers.

But a series of minor injuries from the beginning of 2012 led to Kuzmanovic losing his place in the first team squad at Stuttgart and after relations with the club turned sour, he agreed to return to Italy in order to join Inter, for an undisclosed fee.

Kuzmanovic made his debut for Inter in a 3-1 defeat away to Siena at the beginning of February and went on to appear 13 times (including three from the bench) for Inter in the second half of the 2012/13 season.



Pick That Out! Kuzmanovic scores a screamer for former club Stuttgart


Other players linked with West Ham in the past 24 hours include Liverpool's Stewart Downing, Lille's Salomon Kalou (again) and West Brom's Graham Dorrans (who United first bid for three years ago).

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