Fiorentina boss Cesare Prandelli has admitted he would allow Giampaolo Pazzini to join West Ham if the striker wanted to move.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Upton Park and while Prandelli would love to see the striker stay, he admits he would be powerless to prevent him leaving the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

"Pazzini is an important player for Fiorentina and I hope he can show that," he told Sky Italia. "It is the players who decide their own future.

"If Pazzini wants to go to West Ham, we would do something about it but at the moment there's nothing."

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