According to the Express & Star, West Ham are eyeing a move for West Brom striker Salomon Rondon.
Rondon signed for West Brom in August 2015 for £12m, which at the time was The Baggies’ record transfer fee, on a four-year-deal but only two years into his time at The Hawthorns he has been linked with a move away.
There is no secret that West Ham and Slaven Bilic are looking to sign a striker this summer, with the likes of Javier Hernandez, Olivier Giroud and Kelechi Iheanacho all being previously linked with a move to The Hammers.
No contact has been made between the two clubs about Rondon’s future and this deal could be unlikely as he is the main striker at West Brom and he is one of only three frontmen at the club.
West Brom also rejected a £32m bid from Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian in the January transfer window so if that’s anything to go by then West Ham would have to bid around that price to even get a chance of signing the Venezuelan. Barcelona have also been linked with a move for Rondon over the last year.
Rondon scored eight goals for West Brom last season which is not a great tally, especially when West Ham fans have been promised a “20 goal-a-season striker” and Rondon doesn’t look like he fits that role.
