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West Ham target Zaza to stay put with Juventus

Simone Zaza will not be leaving Juventus anytime soon according to his manager.

The striker has been heavily linked with West Ham United in recent times, after emerging as a target for Arsenal in the summer, but Massimiliano Allegri says Zaza will stay in Turin this winter and fight for his place in the Juve team.

"I don't understand why he should go away, there should not be this storm about him," Allegri said.

"I speak to him every day, he is a player with great quality who has improved a lot and is important for us, so it's fair that he stays here.

"We have four top-quality players in attack and they should fight for their places."

24-year-old Zaza, who has also been linked with Bournemouth, has made just 10 appearances in all competitions this season which have yielded five goals.

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