West Ham Could Have Had Six Napoli Stars as £21M Man Joins Kevin De Bruyne and Scott McTominay**
In a bizarre twist of fate and football fantasy, West Ham United have found themselves in the spotlight of a tale that could rival any Shakespearean drama — a tale of missed chances, near-deals, and what-ifs. The East London club, known for its working-class roots and undying fan loyalty, could have once fielded a team boasting six Napoli stars—players who would go on to conquer Serie A and light up the Champions League. Instead, fate had other plans.
The revelations emerged following the £21 million signing of Serbian midfielder Luka Milović, a box-to-box dynamo who’s now training alongside Manchester City maestro Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United’s Scott McTominay in a charity XI match for UNICEF. But Milović’s journey is just a thread in a much bigger tapestry that ties West Ham to Napoli in unexpected ways.
### The Nearly Irons
Between 2015 and 2020, West Ham’s recruitment team scouted a string of players in Serie A, but none more frequently than talents from Napoli. According to an insider dossier leaked from a former scout’s memoirs, six current or former Napoli stars were on the brink of joining the Hammers—each within touching distance of a London Stadium unveiling. The most notable names? Kalidou Koulibaly, Piotr Zieliński, Fabian Ruiz, Victor Osimhen, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and Hirving Loz
