Tottenham have reportedly enquired about signing Jarrod Bowen from West Ham (Image: Getty)
Tottenham have reportedly been told to pay a staggering £150million if they want to tempt West Ham into selling Jarrod Bowen this summer. The England Euro 2024 star is a target for Ange Postecoglou, who is keen to bolster his attack in north London.
Spurs struggled for firepower outside of captain Son Heung-min last season. Timo Werner’s loan deal from RB Leipzig has been made permanent, but the north Londoners are still seeking further attacking reinforcements.
According to HITC, Spurs made contact with West Ham over signing Bowen but their efforts were rebuffed. It is claimed that the Hammers will not consider selling the 27-year-old for anything less than £150m.
That figure would make Bowen the Premier League’s most expensive player by some distance, toppling the £115m Chelsea spent on Moises Caicedo last summer.
Bowen scored 20 goals and provided 10 assists across all competitions last season. He still has six years remaining on a mega seven-year contract he penned at West Ham 12 months ago.
Spurs are unlikely to sign Bowen, especially if they are told to spend £150m, and will focus their attention elsewhere. Postecoglou has made clear that he expects to strengthen his forward line over the summer, particularly with the additional matches next season’s Europa League campaign will provide.
“It's no secret. You saw the way we finished the season. We obviously lost Richy (Richarlison) and Timo as well with injuries but we're fairly light in that area,” the Australian said after Spurs ended their Premier League season in May.
“We started last season with Manor [Solomon] and [Ivan] Perisic and we were quite healthy in that front third in terms of numbers, but as the year went on it became pretty evident that we need to bulk up.
Ange Postecoglou wants Tottenham to improve their attack (Image: Getty)
“We're in Europe as well next year so we'll have more games and it's definitely an area of the park we'll need to strengthen.”
Spurs captain Son shouldered most of the scoring burden following Harry Kane’s departure to Bayern Munich last summer. The South Korean scored 17 Premier League goals during Postecoglou’s first season.
Richarlison scored 11 league goals but eight of those came across an eight-game spell midway through the campaign. The Brazilian struggled to remain consistently fit and has been linked with a departure from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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