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Gianluca Scamacca lost his spot on the international stage to a striker who burst onto the scene back in 2023. Reportedly, there was a very real chance he’d be replaced by the same man at West Ham United too.

Scamacca is just one of many talented centre-forwards who, for whatever reason, struggled to make an impression in the claret and blue kit.

While David Moyes transformed Michail Antonio into a striker of some repute, the £30 million signing from Sassuolo would suffer the same fate as Sebastien Haller before him. An expensive, big-name acquisition relegated to second-choice behind Moyes’ all-action winger-turned-line-leading cannonball.

Such were his difficulties at the London Stadium, Gianluca Scamacca even lost his Italy spot before bringing a quick and merciful end to his brief stay with West Ham United.

And there were even claims, back in 2023, that Mateo Retegui would overtake Scamacca not only as Italy’s go-to number nine but while stepping into his shoes in Moyes’ dressing room too.

Atalanta v Verona – Serie A

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Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui could have replaced Gianluca Scamacca at West Ham United
It was reported by Gazzetta dello Sport, shortly before Scamacca returned to Serie A with Atalanta, that West Ham had held discussions over Mateo Retegui.

An Argentine-born poacher eligible for Italy through his grandfather, Retegui made quite the splash when he forced his way into Roberto Mancini’s Azzurri roster at the beginning of 2023. And, in the process, moving ahead of West Ham’s seldom-seen and soon-to-be-departing number seven in the pecking order.

When the summer arrived, though, it was Genoa who eventually won the race for Retegui’s signature. Il Grifone paid Boca Juniors a bargain fee of £12 million while the Hammers, despite recouping much of their initial investment when Scamacca joined Atalanta, spent the window trying and failing to land a shiny new frontman.