West Ham Pull Out Of James Ward Prowse Pursuit

Acxcording to Sky Sports News, West Ham United have ended their interest in signing Saints Captain James Ward Prowse, due to their reluctance to pay the going rate for a player of Ward Prowse and refusing to pay more than £25 million.

It seems that James Ward Prowse will be leading Southampton out at Hillsborough against Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night after Sky Sports News revealed that West Ham United have ended their interest in buying James Ward Prowse due to the price that Saints are asking.

West Ham were refusing to go above £25 million a ridiculously low price for a player in his prime at 28 years old and an England International to boot.

It is not if the Hammers are short of money, they have trousered £105 million for Declan Rice and have not spent any of it yet.

Indeed they had bit £40 million for Chelsea's Conor Gallagher, but it seems that they just don't value James Ward Prowse that highly.

It is also reported that West Ham turned down a counter proposal from Saints, presumably a player exchange deal forming part of the transfer fee, so Southampton can't be accused of blocking the move and have tried to come to an arrangement that suits not only both clubs but also the player.

So now it looks like Ward Prowse will remain a Southampton player at least in the short term and if West Ham don't come back, then it is hard to see where he would go, none of the Big Six clubs have shown any interest, West Ham were only attractive due to their Europa League participation this season, so it is hard to see anyone outside of these clubs being willing to pay even the £25 million that Southampton have turned down.

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