David Sullivan has confirmed that West Ham have five active bids on the table, though his son Jack has denied that we're interested in signing Theo Walcott for £25 million, as claimed in the Evening Standard. I really don't think Walcott is what WHU need and at £25 million he would be vastly overpriced (Jamie Vardy's only £20 million!).
Yes, he's a great player on his day and a fine impact sub, but he's never done it consistently at Arsenal. He can't make the England squad, suffers a lot of injuries and Arsene Wenger is still unsure whether he's a striker or winger. Last season he scored five goals in 28 appearances, which is decent but not prolific.
Walcott was a great prospect, as Slaven saw when Theo scored a hat-trick for England against Croatia, but at 27 it looks like he'll never fully fulfil the potential he showed as a kid at Southampton. Perhaps Bilic might finally coax consistent performances from him, but it would only make sense taking a gamble on him if he came at a much reduced fee.
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