West Ham close in on Brentford striker Scott Hogan after improved £12.5m bid
West Ham are continuing to close in on Brentford striker Scott Hogan.
The East London club have already had two bids of £10million and £11.5m rejected by Brentford but are understood to have now improved their offer to £12.5m.
The Championship club are holding out for £15m for the 24-year-old, knowing that 30 per cent of any transfer fee will go to Hogan’s previous club, Rochdale.
Hogan missed out with a minor glute injury as Brentford thrashed non-league Eastleigh 5-1 to book thier place in the FA Cup Fourth Round on Saturday.
Many at Griffin Park believe Hogan has already played his last game for the club.
West Ham’s other target is a right-back, with Arsenal’s Carl Jenkinson one possibility.
Jenkinson has not been involved in the Arsenal squad recently and could return to West Ham for a third time on loan.
The 24-year-old made 52 appearances for West Ham across two season-long loan spells between 2014 and 2016.