West Ham suffer second transfer blow with Callum Wilson set to sign Bournemouth deal

No deal | Callum Wilson is set to commit his future to Bournemouth
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West Ham have suffered a second transfer blow in two days with Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson committing his future to the south coast club.

Manuel Pellegrini has held interest in the 27-year-old and is in need of a striker this summer after the departures of Lucas Perez, Andy Carroll and, most recently, Marko Arnautovic.

On Tuesday, Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez, West Ham's top target, opted to join Valencia over a move to the Premier League.

Javier Hernandez has angled for a move away, though was this week handed the No9 shirt in east London following Carroll's exit.

The Cherries had demanded £60million for England striker Wilson, who signed a new deal last summer, but he is now expected to put pen to paper on another four-year extension in order to ward off interest. While Wilson was considered as an option by the Hammers this summer, co-owner David Sullivan was not keen to meet the asking price.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe, who has taken his squad to La Manga in Spain as they prepare for the new stadium, expects the contract to be wrapped up within the week and is in no need to bring in funds through player sales after Tyrone Mings left for Aston Villa in a deal worth more than £20million.

Chelsea had also tracked Wilson during the January window before landing Gonzalo Higuain on loan.

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Wilson scored 15 goals for Bournemouth last season, including a strike in each of the two League games against West Ham – the first a fantastic solo effort in Pellegrini’s first match at the London Stadium.

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