West Ham United have reportedly made a third bid for Brentford striker Scott Hogan.
Brentford boss Dean Smith has told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, which was broadcast on TalkSPORT on 10th January, that he does not want to lose Scott Hogan amid interest from West Ham United.
Sky Sports reported that West Ham have made a third offer for Hogan of £12 million.
Brentford are said to be wanting a £15 million fee for their prized asset, as Rochdale are due to receive 30% of any fee which they get for the striker.
Smith admits that ideally he would be able to keep hold of Hogan for the rest of the season, but he has not ruled out the possibility of a transfer.
“We wouldn’t want to lose Scott, but the enticement of playing in the Premier League is very head turning and so are the figures being talked about,” Smith said.
Hogan was left out of Brentford’s FA Cup squad for their match against Eastleigh last weekend, which caused even more questions to be asked about the 24-year-old’s future.
Hogan has scored 14 goals in 26 appearances for Brentford so far this term.
And when West Ham fan Ian Abraham requested that Smith was asked whether Hogan would keep Slaven Bilic’s side in the Premier League, the Brentford boss responded jokingly, saying: “If he keeps asking me questions like that, he’ll get a slap!”
If Hogan does move to West Ham, he will be in competition with the likes of Diafra Sakho and Andy Carroll for a first team place.
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