Rumour Reel: Hammers fancy Tevez return, Cherries eye Ibe while Mourinho moves for Pogba

Robbie Purves | July 7, 2016

The summer transfer window officially opened on July 1st, and clubs have wasted no time chasing down their targets one by one as they look to complete some of their business while Euro 2016 reaches the latter rounds.

Hammers fancy Tevez return

Premier League outfit West Ham United have been linked with a sensational move to bring Carlos Tevez back to London. The Hammers have reportedly offered the Argentine £150,000 a-week to return to the club but have been left reeling by the forward’s wage demands.

The Boca Juniors man is reportedly demanding a whopping £250,000 per-week, which has Irons chairman David Sullivan eyeing AC Milan’s Carlos Bacca, who has a £24m release clause, if no progress is made with Tevez. Bacca scored 20 goals last term and would be an excellent addition to Slaven Bilic’s side, as West Ham move into the Olympic Stadium.

Sullivan said: “We tried to get Tevez but he wanted £250,000 a week. In his last year at Juventus he was great. But 250 grand a week? He’ll probably stay where he is now, but he doesn’t pay a lot of tax down there.”

Bournemouth eye Ibe

Bournemouth have reportedly launched a £15m bid with the aim of taking Liverpool’s Jordan Ibe to the south coast.

The 20-year-old is a target for the Cherries after creative force Matt Ritchie moved to Newcastle. Anfield’s hierarchy are now mulling over the proposal put forward by Bournemouth and could be about to accept.