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title: "West Ham make signing Wilson ‘a priority’"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2019/07/05/west-ham-make-signing-wilson-a-priority/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2019-07-05T12:39:58Z"
modified: "2019-07-05T12:39:58Z"
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# West Ham make signing Wilson ‘a priority’

West Ham have reportedly made the signing of Callum Wilson from Bournemouth ‘a priority’ this summer.

[According to 90min,](https://www.90min.com/posts/6404941-exclusive-west-ham-interested-in-signing-bournemouth-s-callum-wilson) the England international is firmly on West Ham’s radar as they go in search of a new striker.

They claim that while Salomon Rondon and Maxi Gomez are in fact targets, it is Wilson who they want to add to their squad this summer.

![Steve Bardens/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2019/07/1148621082.jpg)

Wilson has been heavily linked with moves away from Bournemouth recently and has previously been valued at around the £50 million mark.

West Ham are in the market for a striker as they look to replace Marko Arnautovic.

The Austrian appears to finally be closing in on a move to the Chinese Super League after seeing a deal fall through during the January transfer window.

Despite signing a new contract and vowing to stay at the club, Arnautovic has once again handed in a transfer request