West Ham could be set to smash their transfer record for Vitesse Arnhem striker Wilfried Bony, a number of newspapers reported over the weekend. The Sun and the Mirror both claimed that the 24 year old's representatives are due in London this afternoon to sit down with Hammers manager Sam Allardyce and chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold over a potential £14m move for the Ivory Coast frontman.
Sullivan's 13 year old son Jack, always a viable source for news of potential new signings, tweeted on Saturday that "Dad is meeting the agent of a top European striker on Monday #COYI #whufc #whu".
Blowing Bubbles understands that a fee has been agreed with the Dutch club for Bony, who has hit 26 goals so far this season in the Eredivisie and so terms are all that is left to be agreed. The Irons' current transfer record is £10.75m, the figure paid this summer to Wolverhampton Wanderers for England winger Matt Jarvis but it is not news to any West Ham fan that the club need some firepower up front, with a permanent move for on loan Liverpool striker Andy Carroll out of the question, according to club sources who have revealed in recent weeks that the Hammers hierarchy simply don't think England man Carroll, who has scored three goals this season, is worth the reported potential £16m transfer fee.
If this move happens, it would be a real coup for the club, to have landed one of Europe's hotted striking prodigies, a player who has been courted by the likes of Chelsea and Inter Milan but who looks likely to move to the Boleyn Ground. A deal could be concluded by the end of the week and Bony could be unveiled at Saturday's home match against West Bromwich Albion.
By Alex Shilling, News Editor
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