Manuel Pellegrini has denied that his West ham side are interested in signing Callum Wilson.
The Bournemouth striker has hit 10 goals for the Cherries in all competitions so far this season, and has been linked with the Hammers as a potential replacement for a wantaway forward Marko Arnautovic, as reported by Sky Sports earlier in the week.
Manager Pellegrini is insistent that his side are not considering a move for the forward, however.
As quoted by Sky Sports, he said: “He’s a very good striker but the rumours we want him are not true.
“We have our players. We have Javier Hernandez, we have Lucas Perez, we have Andy Carroll, we have Marko Arnautovic in our squad. I’m happy with all these players.
“If we don’t have Arnautovic? Things can happen, when they happen we’ll see.”
OPINION
Everything has been a bit up in the air at West Ham recently, so it makes for a nice change for Manuel Pellegrini to come out and give some definite news on something, even if it is slightly disappointing. Wilson would surely be a good fit for the Hammers, especially given how increasingly likely it is that Arnautovic will leave the club before the end of the window. Some of the numbers being bandied around the England striker are ridiculous, however, and that’s probably been the biggest deciding factor in the Chilean ruling out a move for the Cherries’ man. The Hammers still seem to have a few Irons in the fire though, and they will be confident that if Arnautovic does leave for the Far East, that they can replace him effectively before the end of the transfer window. The rest of their season will surely depend on it.