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title: "West Ham United: GSB tipped to land ‘perfect’ Bournemouth striker Joshua King"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-gsb-tipped-to-land-perfect-bournemouth-striker-joshua-king/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-11-06T12:00:01Z"
modified: "2020-11-06T12:00:01Z"
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# West Ham United: GSB tipped to land ‘perfect’ Bournemouth striker Joshua King

**Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/thatll-get-done-in-january-exclusive-agbonlahor-tips-west-ham-to-seal-7m-signing/), former Premier League striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has tipped West Ham United to sign Bournemouth striker Joshua King in January – going on to claim that he is just what the Clarets need and that he’d be a ‘perfect addition’ for David Moyes.**

King, relegated with the Cherries last term, was linked with [high profile moves to Tottenham and Man United](https://talksport.com/football/766078/tottenham-josh-king-transfer-man-united-bournemouth-sancho/) over the summer which never came to fruition.

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### King tipped for West Ham

The Norway international, who has amassed an impressive [51 caps for his country](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joshua-king/nationalmannschaft/spieler/91059), is now being tipped with a move to east London following a report from [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-west-ham-lay-groundwork-for-january-signing-after-agreement-revealed/) that suggests that GSB have laid the groundwork.

Given a [recent injury](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/29/west-hams-michail-antonio-out-for-a-month-with-hamstring-tear) to Moyes favourite Michail Antonio, the Hammers have been left short of options going forward – with Agbonlahor now tipping the club to get a January deal done for King.

Estimating that he will cost a maximum fee of around £10 million, the ex-Aston Villa star has hinted King could be a bargain coup for West Ham and the ‘perfect’ striking addition.

“It’s a move that works for both clubs,” Agbonlahor told Football Insider.

“Bournemouth don’t want to let him go for free in the summer.

“It might be a figure of maybe £7-10million in January.

“West Ham will know Antonio will get injuries with the way he plays so they’ll definitely be looking to get him and I think it’s definitely something that’ll get done in January.

“He’ll be a perfect addition and just what West Ham need.”

### Transfer Tavern take

A forward with proven top-flight experience, King’s [meagre market value](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joshua-king/nationalmannschaft/spieler/91059) and the fact his contract runs out next summer could be a huge incentive for the Hammers to swoop.

Given Agbonlahor’s take, it’s safe to say he could indeed be the perfect addition for Moyes and co.

***In other news: West Ham fans are flocking to this Romano update on a key player, read more[here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/west-ham-united-fans-react-to-fabrizio-romano-update-on-declan-rice/).***