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title: "West Ham United must splash £8m to land their man"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-must-splash-8m-to-land-their-man/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Prescott"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2014-08-12T20:00:58Z"
modified: "2014-08-12T20:00:58Z"
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# West Ham United must splash £8m to land their man

[![Wickham.jpg](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Connor-Wickham-Sunderland-500x304.jpg)](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Andy-Carroll-West-Ham-.jpg)The West Ham United fans in the Football Transfer Tavern are currently discussing how many goals they are going to put past Tottenham on Saturday.\
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But to do that they may need another attacking option as they prepare for the 2014/15 campaign after a poor pre-season programme results wise.\
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And apparently Sunderland have told West Ham United that they must pay £8 million if they want to take Connor Wickham to Upton Park this summer.\
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According to the [Daily Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/11026587/Sunderland-demand-West-Ham-United-up-their-bid-for-striker-Connor-Wickham-to-8-million.html), the Hammers made a formal £5 million bid for Wickham on Monday but the East London outfit were told it was not enough\
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Wickham was a key man for the Black Cats towards the end of last season, scoring five crucial goals as they survived a relegation battle.\
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The Wearsiders are trying to raise £8 million from the sale of the striker – the same amount they paid Championship outfit Ipswich Town back in 2011.\
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And the Hammers may be prepared to meet the Stadium of Light club in the middle as they look to find a new target-man after learning about Andy Carroll’s latest injury setback.\
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The former Newcastle United and Liverpool striker is out for four months having picked up an injury during preseason.

### **West Ham fans. Should Allardyce pay the £8 million transfer fee wanted by Gus Poyet or is Carlton Cole the perfect Andy Carroll deputy? Let us know your thoughts below.**

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