West Ham transfer news: Scott Hogan deal will be tied up with Brentford in £15m deal for Brentford but Hammers have eye on bigger catch to keep London Stadium faithful happy
The former Rochdale star started on the Brentford bench on Saturday as they lost to Championship heavyweights Newcastle
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WEST HAM will sign Scott Hogan from Brentford — but they do not want him to be their big capture of the January window.
Hammers manager Slaven Bilic knows they now have to go close to a reputed £15million valuation of the striker to get their man.
But the London Stadium hierarchy are concerned about a possible backlash from fans if he joins — and they fail to land their other targets.
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Hogan , 24, has already told the Bees he fancies the West Ham move — as SunSport revealed two weeks ago — and is willing to wait.
The former Rochdale star started on the Brentford bench yesterday as they lost to Championship heavyweights Newcastle.