WEST HAM’S £25million bid for Southampton skipper James Ward-Prowse has been rejected.
Saints want closer to £40m for their set-piece specialist — and are holding out for £50m from Liverpool for fellow midfielder Romeo Lavia.
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West Ham’s efforts to find a replacement for Declan Rice have proved frustratingRichard Pelham / The Sun
Jason Wilcox, Saints’ director of football, has confirmed to SunSport that the Hammers will have to stump up more cash in order to land JWP.
Former Blackburn and England winger Wilcox said: “Have we rejected the bid? Yep.
“Is there another offer? Not as I know.
“I think when a club makes an offer, very rarely is it their full and final offer.
“If we get the right offer, we will consider it. Consider is an important word because we don’t have to sell.
“We’re a big football club. We’re not going to allow players to leave if we don’t feel it’s a win-win.”
Ward-Prowse has been at St Mary’s his whole career, making his first team debut aged 16 in 2011.
Since then he has gone on to play 409 games for the South Coast outfit, scoring 55 times including 17 Premier League free-kicks.
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Indeed, such is his proficiency over a dead ball that the 28-year-old sits just one behind David Beckham’s record of 18 PL free-kicks scored.
West Ham have cash to burn after securing £105m from Arsenal for Declan Rice.
However, their efforts to sign a replacement have thus far proved fruitless.
SunSport exclusively told you how a £40m bid for Fulham’s Joao Palhinha was rejected last week.
And earlier this week West Ham saw a £40million bid for Conor Gallagher rejected by Chelsea.
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