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Simone Zaza joins Valencia on loan from Juventus

West Ham striker Simone Zaza in action against West Brom
Image: West Ham striker Simone Zaza is set to join Valencia

Simone Zaza has joined Valencia on loan from Juventus for the rest of the season.

The Italian international spent the first half of the season on loan at West Ham after arriving last summer in a deal which was to become permanent if he played in 14 games.

However Zaza failed to score in his 11 appearances for the Hammers and manager Slaven Bilic made it clear he had no future with the club.

Juventus accepted an offer from Valencia to take him on loan for the rest of the season and the 25-year-old competed a medical before signing his contract on Sunday.

Simone Zaza signs for West Ham United (picture via @WestHamUtd on Twitter)
Image: Zaza signed for West Ham last summer (picture via @WestHamUtd on Twitter)

The deal will see Valencia pay Juventus an initial £1.75m loan fee with an obligation to buy Zaza at the end of the season for £14m with a further £1.5m in add-ons, provided two conditions are met.

They are that Valencia are not relegated from La Liga, and that he makes over 10 appearances for them.

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Zaza watched his new team beat Espanyol 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.

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