Sebastian Giovinco's agent Claudio Pasqualin admits the player speaks with West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola but only to reminisce about their days together with the Italian under-21 side where Zola was coach. Reports in both Italy and England had the Turin-born star already on his way to Upton Park.

"There are no developments. All the talk is coming from the papers and no-one else," Pasqualin told Novantesimo.it "Giovinco speaks with Zola every now and then but it's just to talk of their time with the Under-21s.

"Will he leave? I have no intention of talking about this subject at all."