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Bournemouth reject bids for Callum Wilson and Matt Ritchie from West Ham

AFC Bournemouth's Callum Wilson celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during the Barclays Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bour
Image: Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson is a target for West Ham

Bournemouth have rejected a £25m bid from West Ham for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Ritchie, Sky sources understand.

Hammers co-owner David Sullivan said last week that the club was plotting a £24m bid for a top striker in France and a £25m offer for another player in England.

But they have been told Wilson and Ritchie are not for sale and, at the moment, are not planning to make a further offer.

He said: "We put in a bid today [Monday May 10] for €30m (£23.7m) for a player and other bids will be going in. We are going to make a £20m or £25m bid for a player in England this week. So whatever happens, we'll bring a top striker in."

West Ham had been linked with Liverpool striker Christian Benteke but it appears 24-year-old Wilson, who has been targeted alongside Ritchie in a combined bid, could be at the top of their list.

Wilson, who joined from Coventry in the summer of 2014, made a big impact early in his first Premier League season, scoring five goals in his first six games with three of those coming in Bournemouth's 4-3 win over the Hammers.

Bournemouth's English midfielder Matt Ritchie controls the ball during the match between Bournemouth and West Ham United at the Vitality Stadium
Image: Matt Ritchie is also attracting interest from West Ham

But his season was derailed by a serious knee injury which kept him out from the end of September for more than six months.

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Scotland international Ritchie has been a regular in the Bournemouth side this season, scoring four goals, and he has proved a bargain since joining the club from Swindon for £400,000 in January 2013.

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