The Athletic’s Roshane Thomas has recently discussed the transfer link between West Ham United and Burnley’s James Tarkowski.
As claimed in a recent report by the Evening Standard, the Hammers are supposedly weighing up making another transfer offer for the 27-year-old centre-back.
This comes after ‘defensive frailties‘ were exposed in the Irons’ 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United in their opening Premier League fixture.
David Moyes has already seen a number of bids for the English defender get knocked back by the Clarets with the latest amounting to £30m after add-ons.
So, in the latest episode of The Athletic’s U Irons podcast, Thomas discussed the latest on Tarkowski and suggested he may not be worth what Burnley want for him.
He said: “It’s just a case that the valuation’s just too extreme from Burnley. They want up to at least £50m for Tarkowski and it doesn’t make sense – it really doesn’t.
“He’s a good player, but he’s not worth that much money and just touching on another player who played well on his debut like Gabriel [Magalhaes], for example, for Arsenal.
“[He] cost the best part of £22m from Lille and he’s done really well and you’re thinking, £50m for someone like Tarkowski? Not worth it.”
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As can be seen in what the journalist had to say, he believes that the Clarets are looking for around £50m for Tarkowski.
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However, while it is stated in the Evening Standard’s report that Burnley ‘know they are in a strong negotiating position’, it is thought that a deal amounting to £30m before add-ons would be successful.
So, it may be that the North West club is not after as much for the centre-back as Thomas suggested.