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West Ham boss David Moyes warns new £35m signing Gianluca Scamacca that he must wait his turn... as the Scottish manager praises 'revelation' Michail Antonio after playing 48 games for the Hammers last season

David Moyes has warned against expectation that new striker Gianluca Scamacca will make an instant impact at West Ham — because he isn’t even guaranteed a start.

Moyes forked out £35million to snap up the 6ft 4in forward from Serie A outfit Sassuolo.

But the Hammers’ boss has been so impressed with Michail Antonio leading the line that he’s reluctant to ditch that tactic.

West Ham boss David Moyes said that Gianluca Scamacca will have to wait his turn at the club
The 6 foot 4 inch Italian forward arrived for u00a335million this summer from Sassuolo
Scamacca was Italy's second top scorer in Serie A last season with 16 goals in 36 appearances

Antonio, who has scored ten goals in each of the three seasons since Marko Arnautovic left the club, started up front in last Sunday’s 2-0 defeat by Manchester City and can expect to take the No 9 role once again at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.