Bournemouth are demanding £15m for out of favour striker Benik Afobe
Eddie Howe wants more than the £10m they splashed out to Wolves for him two years ago as his former club and West Brom lead chase for the 24-year-old
BOURNEMOUTH are demanding £15million for Benik Afobe.
The striker has struggled to make an impact for Eddie Howe since joining from Wolves for £10m in January 2016.
Yet the Cherries want even more money for the player.
West Brom and former club Wolves are interested in the Leyton-born ace.
Afobe joined Wolves from Arsenal for £2m in 2015.
Following his arrival, the 24-year-old got off to a bright start on the South Coast.
He found the net in just his third game for the club as he helped them to defeat Norwich.
That led to strikes in his next two matches against Sunderland and Crystal Palace.
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However, since then the goals have dried up and he struck just once more that campaign.
Afobe was hoping to hit the ground running during the 2016/17 season but had to wait until December to get off the mark.
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In total he bagged just six times in 33 matches for the Bournemouth.
And following the arrival of Jermain Defoe in the summer his chances to impress in Eddie Howe’s side have become even more limited.
So far this season he has only scored once, with that solitary strike coming in the EFL Cup against Middlesbrough.