Hammers hit Arsenal “wall”

The Hammers are keen to grab the right back either permanently or on loan but the Gunners are playing hardball.

And until the north Londoners complete their own business it is unlikely the Hammers will be able to move forward.

Jenkinson would have a £5 million price tag on his head were he be allowed to move on from the Emirates and it would be a deal the Irons would find hard to resist.

The alternative of course would be a loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.

However, at the moment Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is unwilling to move the process on as he chases his own targets.

A senior Hammers source told ClaretandHugh: “Nothing has changed at the moment but that’s not to say it’s dead. Anything can happen in this game!”