CHERRIES have reportedly rejected a £25million double bid from West Ham for Callum Wilson and Matt Ritchie.
Sports journalist Pete O’Rourke, formerly with Sky Sports, took to Twitter to reveal the news tonight.
He also claimed Cherries had told the Hammers the duo were “not for sale”.
In an interview with Sky Sports last week, West Ham co-owner David Sullivan said the club had made a £24m bid for a top forward in France and would bid £25m for another in England if they were unsuccessful.
Cherries paid an initial fee of around £2m when they signed Wilson from Coventry two years ago.
Leading goalscorer as Eddie Howe's team won the Championship last season, he spent most of this season on the sidelines due to a serious knee injury.
Ritchie, meanwhile, has proved to be one of the biggest bargains in recent seasons having cost just £500,000 from Swindon in January 2013.
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