Hogan appearance may have ended his Irons chances

Scott Hogan’s future with West Ham looked even less likely today after he returned to the Brentford side swept aside by Chelsea 4-0 in the west London FA Cup clash at Stamford Bridge.

The Bees striker has been missing from the Championship side’s line ups over recent games as speculation over his move to the London Stadium continued.

However, as we have reported, with Brentford refusing to budge from the £15 million asking price, the Hammers interest has cooled considerably.

And that may be the reason the 24 year old was thrown into the Stamford Bridge action in the 64th minute with the Premier League side leading 2-0.

Hogan was tracked regularly by recruitment director to the board Tony Henry who liked the player but Slaven Bilic is not so keen.

And with the Bees sticking relentlessly to the £15 million price tag the Hammers will hang on to their money until summer unless there is a late price collapse on deadline day.

However, his appearance for the Bees – with the attendant risk of injury- suggests a deal is receding fast.