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Report: Obiang set for Sassuolo medical this week ahead of move from West Ham

West Ham United midfielder Pedro Obiang is set to undergo a medical at Sassuolo later this week.

, the 27-year-old is ready to return his homeland after four years in the Premier League with the Hammers.

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A deal worth £8 million has been struck between the two clubs, meaning the Irons will actually be doubling their initial investment in the player – he signed for just £4 million from Sampdoria in 2015 on Slaven Bilic’s watch.

Obiang has made a total of 116 appearances for the club, and scored just three goals – the pick being a scorcher against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley in 2017/18.

TBR’s view

Should the £8 million deal go through as expected, then it’ll be good business from West Ham.

Obiang has been a decent servant for the club, but has never really set the world alight during his four years in London.

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To be getting double their money back is respectable, and the club can now potentially reinvest that into a younger replacement.

Or they can use that to strengthen another area of the team, such as attack, and maybe promote a young midfielder to replace Obiang.