Hammers King bid rejected

Guardian journalist Ben Fisher claims West Ham have had a £13m bid for Joshua King rejected by Bournemouth.

Bournemouth’s valuation for the 28-year-old is a lot higher meaning the chance of signing him before the October 16 deadline is seriously slim.

Along with that is the issue of him playing second fiddle to Michail Antonio plus there apparently remains interest from Manchester United although manager Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer’s position may be a problem.

King, in fact, started at the Old Trafford academy as a sixteen-year-old before moving to Blackburn Rovers in 2013 for £1m, later joining Bournemouth in 2015 on a free transfer.

He has made 171 appearances for the Cherries scoring 50 goals, nine of them last season in 33 appearances before Bournemouth were relegated.

He has failed to feature this season failing to make the matchday squad except for one cameo role against Norwich City in the Championship when he came on a substitute.

However, that may be to save him from any injury problems given questions over his future