Report: West Ham United deem Joao Mario too expensive, want Harry Arter instead

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West Ham United have been linked with a move for Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter.

According to a report in the Daily Express, West Ham United are going to make a summer bid for Harry Arter, after deciding Joao Mario will be too expensive.

Mario has joined West Ham on loan until the end of the season, and has made an impressive start at the London Stadium.

However, Inter Milan are asking for over £30 million for the Portuguese international, which has put West Ham off.

David Moyes is now searching for alternative signings, and it is said that Bournemouth’s Arter is on his wishlist.

Arter has been dropped to Bournemouth’s substitutes’ bench recently, and the midfielder has hinted that an exit could appeal in the summer.

West Ham were heavily linked with the Republic of Ireland international in January, but no move materialised.

However, West Ham are set to go back in for Arter in the summer, according to the latest reports.

If Arter was brought to West Ham he would be in competition with the likes of Mark Noble and Pedro Obiang for a first-team place.