West Ham are planning to challenge Arsenal for the services of Bournemouth forward Ajani Burchall this summer according to reports.
The Bournemouth teenager became the Cherries’ third-youngest-ever player after he was substituted on late in the club’s 5-0 win over Huddersfield Town back in December last year.
At only 16 years of age, Burchall still attends school and despite being with the club since 2016, recently snubbed the offer of a scholarship deal at the Championship side.
Burchall predominantly plays wide and is an exciting forward player who likes to take opponents on and has an eye for goal, while also being a hard-working, tough-tackling winger. He can play across the front three.
Born in Bermuda, Burchall came through the younger age groups with the AFC Bournemouth Academy.
He began to play for the under-18s at the start of the 2020/21 season and has played in the majority of matches for the youth team.
His progress was noted by manager Jason Tindall who gave his debut but the South Coast side may have to rely on compensation set by a tribunal ifhee leaves for free this summer.
