West Ham have reportedly rejected the chance to sign Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard during the ongoing transfer window.
Despite much speculation, the 23-year-old remains a Hoops player as the market enters the final six days.
Linked with a move to the Irons, Wolves, Leicester City and Crystal Palace throughout the summer, Edouard has made a bright start to the new season north of the border.
According to a report from The Express, as cited by Daily Record Sport on Twitter, the Hammers knocked back the chance to sign the Frenchman.
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The report claims that the club have also refused options on Alassane Plea, Tammy Abraham and Luuk de Jong recently – opting instead to show faith in new top-flight record goalscorer, Michail Antonio.
Edouard, a prolific goal-getter for France at Under 21 level, has scored twice and registered one assist in the opening three Scottish Premiership games this season.
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Signing a striker shouldn’t be viewed upon as a lack of faith in Antonio – far from it.
Bringing in an option to support, supplement and ultimately compete with the 31-year-old would allow David Moyes to rest his in-form frontman for the biggest occasions.
As things stand currently, Moyes has no choice but to overload Antonio with minutes – something that has led to injury issues in seasons gone by.
Valued at £15.3million and in the final 12 months of a deal at Celtic Park (Transfermarkt), perhaps the Hammers hierarchy should have rethink before next Tuesday’s deadline.
