Local Bournemouth paper with close ties to Cherries makes claim about West Ham Josh King move

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West Ham United are in talks with Josh King’s agent but are yet to make a bid to AFC Bournemouth for the striker.

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That’s according to Bournemouth’s local paper The Daily Echo after reports emerged the Hammers are in for the Norwegian forward.

West Ham shipped out nine first team players and signed just one over the summer.

Vladimir Coufal looks a superb signing. But West Ham’s transfer dealings have left Moyes with just 20 senior players, three of whom are goalkeepers.

Moyes prefers small squad but is looking to add

West Ham fans are angry after the club failed to bring in more signings before the international transfer deadline.

But Moyes told whufc.com this week he prefers to work with a small squad.

He also delivered a transfer update, saying he will look to add players from the Championship if West Ham feel they need to.

With so much of West Ham’s success based around Michail Antonio’s workrate, the east Londoners are playing a risky game with their lack of depth.

King would be ideal back-up for Antonio and can also operate in the wide forward positions or as part of a front two.

Bournemouth’s local paper makes claim over West Ham’s King move

According to The Daily Echo West Ham’s interest is real.

And the Cherries’s local paper claims their contacts at the club have confirmed West Ham are speaking to King’s agent.

But the Hammers are yet to make a bid.

“Cherries striker Joshua King’s agent has been in talks with West Ham United,” the The Daily Echo reports.

“Cherries rejected a bid from Italian outfit Torino for King on Sunday – the offer understood to have been nowhere near the club’s valuation of the player.

“The Daily Echo understands, at the time of writing, there had been no bid as of yet from the Irons for King.

Hammers fans not getting their hopes up

“Striker King missed Cherries’ 3-1 victory at Coventry on Friday with a migraine, having text the club doctor late in the afternoon to withdraw from Jason Tindall’s squad.”

West Ham fans are excited at the prospect of signing King.

But after their dismal efforts to sign players during the international window, many are refusing to get their hopes up.

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