Southampton director of football Jason Wilcox has admitted that his club have received a bid for West Ham target James Ward-Prowse.
When speaking to The Sun, Wilcox confirmed that Southampton have rejected a £25 million bid from West Ham for James Ward-Prowse.
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The East London outfit have been heavily linked with a move to sign the 28-year-old Saints skipper all summer long – and he is allegedly keen to move to the London Stadium.
Hammers manager David Moyes is well-known to be on the look-out for central midfield reinforcements in the summer transfer window.
And it seems as though Ward-Prowse is the man Moyes is prioritising a move to sign…
Southampton director of football confirms West Ham have made a bid for James Ward-Prowse
It seems as though the Hammers are definitely in for the Saints captain.
Wilcox confirmed to The Sun that the Hammers’ £25 million bid for JWP has been rejected, with Southampton thought to be holding out for closer to £40 million for his signature:
“Have we rejected the bid? Yep. If we get the right offer – we will consider it…we don’t have to sell.”
Whether West Ham are prepared to pay £40 million for Ward-Prowse remains to be seen but it’s unlikely as far as I’m concerned.
I suspect that the Hammers and Southampton will end up meeting in the middle, somewhere around £30-35 million.
The 11-capped England international will be a decent addition for West Ham, but only if he is signed alongside an elite defensive midfielder – someone like Sofyan Amrabat or Manu Kone.
Let’s hope that Moyes is eyeing up alternative targets to JWP in case we struggle to get a deal for the Southampton man over the line.
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