Hernandez has reportedly seen a loan move from West Ham to Valencia turned down.
West Ham United have reportedly rejected a loan move from Spanish side Valencia for striker Javier Hernandez, with the club only looking to sell permanently – and Tottenham Hotspur should consider a move.
According to El Desmarque, Valencia and Hernandez had agreed on a loan-to-buy deal that would see the 30-year-old join the Spanish side until the end of the season with the option of making it permanent in the summer.
However, the report claims West Ham have rejected the offer as they are keen to offload the 106-time international on a permanent basis this month – with a fee of £10.5million touted.
Though Hernandez has not had the best of times at West Ham since his move from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2017, he has still scored 13 goals and created three more in 50 league and cup appearances – only 28 of which are starts.
Across London, Tottenham are in desperate need of a striker. Harry Kane has been ruled out with an ankle injury until March at least, while Son Heung-min remains in the United Arab Emirates, representing South Korea in the Asian Cup.
It has seen them linked with Andy Carroll of West Ham, as well as a short-term deal for Giuseppe Rossi, who is training with Manchester United. David Selke of Hertha Berlin and Antonio Sanabria of Real Betis are also linked.
Spurs rivalled West Ham for ex-Manchester United striker Hernandez before he left Bayer to return to England, though he chose to join the Hammers over Mauricio Pochettino’s side.
Pochettino should now consider reigniting that interest (BILD), and bring in a striker that is more than capable of scoring despite limited game time. He was renowned as a super sub at Old Trafford, making him the perfect back-up to Kane.
He has netted 49 goals in 146 Premier League games throughout his career – 74 of which were from the bench, which is more than half. Landing Hernandez would give Pochettino the necessary fire power to replace Kane.
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