Ben Brereton Diaz has spoken out on his future amid deadline day West Ham move speculation after Fulham see bid rejected.
David Moyes had West Ham scout Mick Brown watch striker target Brereton Diaz at the weekend before a big transfer decision ahead of the deadline.
West Ham are looking to add to their eight signings on deadline day and have long been linked with Blackburn and Chile striker Brereton Diaz.
The Hammers and a host of Premier League clubs have reportedly been mulling a move for the forward for some time now.
Brereton Diaz scored 22 goals and laid on three assists in 34 appearances for Blackburn last season.
The reported West Ham target already has four goal involvements in seven games this term.
Last week journalist Alan Nixon claimed Moyes is still eyeing Rovers forward Brereton Diaz.
Writing on his Patreon, the reporter said Everton, Leeds, Sevilla and Nice are all rivalling West Ham for BBD before the window closes.
Ben Brereton Diaz speaks out on future amid deadline day West Ham move speculation after Fulham see bid rejected
And he revealed West Ham had sent a scout to watch the striker at the weekend.
While West Ham were drawing at home with Spurs on Wednesday night, Brereton Diaz scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at Blackpool.
After the game the striker gave an interview to Sky Sports.
And it saw Brereton Diaz speak out on his future amid deadline day West Ham move speculation after Fulham saw a bid rejected for his services.
“Listen it is what it is,” Brereton Diaz told Sky Sports when asked about speculation over a deadline day move.
“I’ve got a Rovers shirt on at the minute and I’ll do my best like today and put everything in while I’m at Rovers. I’m happy here and it’s amazing to get the three points with the boys and we’ll see what the next game brings.
“I don’t know (what to expect on deadline day regarding a move), just go into training with Rovers and do my cool down, get on the bike, get in the ice bath and see what happens here.”
Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson said it will take a lot of money for the likes of West Ham to sign his striker on deadline day.
“We know Ben is a top-quality player, so let’s just wait and see what happens tomorrow (Thursday),” Jon Dahl Tomasson told Sky Sports.
“Hopefully he’s still at Blackburn on Friday because we need his quality. He’s a great lad, too. He works so very hard around the place.
“If Ben isn’t staying, whoever comes in for him will need a lot of money. And whatever happens we’ll need to use our squad. Hopefully there will be one or two new signings coming in before the window closes.”
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