I dont get the mocking comments here ?
We got Zaza as a backup striker. Tied to Berardi, as in we'd probably have some agreement that next season we trade zaza+cash for berardi.
Meanwhile, we expected to sell Llorente
However, despite several teams, an agreement over his wages couldnt been found, so nando is staying. meaning we have too many strikers. One of them wich no one is gonna loan cause of those wages.
So we loan Zaza instead, and make Nando the backup. We loan Zaza for 2mil with an 16 mil buyout.
What does this change about Berardi ? nothing. We valuated Zaza at 18 mil to trade for Berardi next season. IF west ham doesnt buy him, that still happens. if west hem does buy him, we still got 18 mil in our hands, only in cash instead of the player.
It doesnt matter too much. nando or zaza as backup, i'm fine with either. Keeping both would be too much. So we loan the one we can actually loan out. Fair enough.