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West Ham in Josh King transfer talks with David Moyes preparing £12m bid for wantaway Bournemouth striker
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BOURNEMOUTH are bracing themselves for a bid from West Ham for Josh King.
The Hammers are interested in the versatile Norwegian forward and are mulling over making an offer.
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King, 28, is into the last year of his contract at the Vitality.
The Cherries are open to selling him as they do not want a repeat of the Ryan Fraser situation where a key player runs down their deal.
Fraser joined Newcastle on a free transfer in the summer.
Bournemouth, currently third in the Championship, are understood to be ready to do business for around £12million.
King has only made one appearance for the Cherries this season, coming on as a second-half sub in last month’s 1-0 win over Norwich.
The striker most-recently missed the 3-1 away win over Coventry with a 'migraine'.
King has scored 48 Premier League goals for the South Coast club since joining for free from Blackburn five years ago.
West Brom have also been linked with a swoop but SunSport understands they may struggle to stump up the cash required.
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The domestic transfer window, where Premier League and EFL clubs can do business with each other, is open until October 16.
Bournemouth have sold almost £80m worth of talent since being relegated last term.
Nathan Ake went to Manchester City for £41m, Callum Wilson to Newcastle for £20m and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to Sheffield United for £18.5m.
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