West Ham United's Nikola Vlasic joins Torino on loan

West Ham United have confirmed that attacking midfielder Nikola Vlasic has joined Torino on a season-long loan deal.

The 24-year-old will spend the 2022-23 campaign with the Serie A outfit, but there is believed to be an obligation to buy the Croatian next summer for around €15m (£12.7m) plus €3m (£2.5m) in add-ons if certain performance-related bonuses are met.

West Ham are seemingly prepared to take a loss on Vlasic, who only moved to the London Stadium 12 months ago from CSKA Moscow for around £25m.

The Hammers also confirmed the departure of defender Issa Diop to Fulham on Wednesday, with the Cottagers signing the Frenchman for an initial £15m plus add-ons.

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Vlasic struggled for regular game time under David Moyes last season and started only 16 of his 36 appearances across all competitions, scoring just once and providing three assists.

The attacking midfielder will now be looking to become a key player under Torino boss Ivan Juric, with the Italian side bidding to improve on last season's 10th-placed finish in Serie A.

Vlasic has become Torino's 10th signing of the summer window and has arrived at the club on the same day as Aleksey Miranchuk who has joined on loan from Atalanta BC.

Both players could make their debuts for Il Toro in their opening Serie A fixture of the new season away at newly-promoted Monza on Saturday.