Hammers/Palace deal looks unlikely

West Ham are this morning being linked with a possible move for exciting Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie as a result of Andros Townsend’s switch to Selhurst Park.

According to The Mirror the DR Congo man interests the Irons although Palace have a £20m price tag attached to him.

However, the flaw in the story may be that were there serious interest, it might have been expected the Hammers would have included him in the deal which sees them moving James Tomkins over to South London.

Spurs, Everton, Manchester United and Liverpool have all asked to be kept informed of events but with talks continuing on Gokhan Tore’s loan move and with Sofiane Feghouli on board this is one does no score high on our rumour rating.

With the Hammers arguing over a loan fee for Tore believed to be in the region of £8m, a £20m bid for Bolasie is surely unlike particularly with a central striker still the priority.