Report: Irons had £12m bid rejected for current hero

West Ham had a £12m bid rejected for Craig Dawson when he was at West Brom!

The Hammers are set to bring the centre-back into the club on a permanent basis after striking an amazing loan deal with Watford.

We understand it will cost around £2.2m after some genuinely amazing performances in central defence.

He scored his third goal of the season against Leeds in the 2-0 win earlier this week, and he is poised to become a full-time Iron in the next few weeks. He is three games from triggering that deal.

The Athletic now reports that the Irons tried to sign Dawson when he was with West Brom.

He spent a total of nine years at the Baggies between 2010 and 2019, making 225 appearances, and they report that a bid worth £12m was lodged back during that spell.

They also report he could even earn an England call-up, with Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate encouraged by one senior figure to consider calling him up to his squad for the European Championships this summer.