The Queens Park Rangers striker is now as low as 3-1 to join West Ham, although the Magpies remain favourites.
Newcastle United target Charlie Austin’s odds of joining West Ham United have been slashed in just a number of hours, according to bookmakers Ladbrokes.
Indeed, Ladbrokes have informed HITC Sport that a number of big bets have been placed on the QPR front man joining the Hammers – with some even reaching several figures.
According to the London Evening Standard among others, Austin has been a summer-long target for Newcastle, with West Ham also joining the race for the 25-year-old’s signature.
Chelsea and Southampton have also been mooted but Ladbrokes report a flurry of activity on the QPR man joining West Ham, forcing them to shorten odds very quickly from 6-1 to 3-1.
The speculation, however, has not desisted – and West Ham are now just behind Chelsea in the running, although Newcastle remain the favourites.
The Ladbrokes odds list reads as follows:
Newcastle 6/4
Chelsea 2/1
West Ham 3/1
Southampton 6/1
Liverpool 10/1
Bournemouth 14/1
To stay with QPR 16/1
Aston Villa 16/1
Tottenham 16/1
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