Why Chelsea’s approach won’t wash with West Ham over Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville

Chelsea are understood to be keen on West Ham stars Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville.

Both wingers have been touted for London Stadium departures after the Hammers were relegated to the Championship.

They were not part of the problem and both contributed with big goals and assists last season.

That has led to West Ham dealing with significant interest in the duo, and the Stamford Bridge side have joined the race.

The Blues are known for their scattergun approach in the market, signing lots of players, with most of them not working out.

While the Irons need to raise money, they must be wary of a tactic that Xabi Alonso's side have recently employed.

Why would Chelsea try to lowball West Ham for Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville?

As well as the E20 pair, Chelsea want to sign Granit Xhaka from Sunderland this summer.

However, they have offered just £8million, which is a significant lowball offer, as he is worth much more.

A report from The Guardian on Sunday claimed that Bowen and Summerville have been monitored by the West London side.

Their strategy of trying to get players on the cheap will not wash with the Irons, though, they will not sell prised assets for less than they are worth.

That would make absolutely no sense, especially when they need to secure as much funding as possible.

Can West Ham keep their star winger duo?

The Hammers are more likely to keep Bowen than Summerville.

That is because the former Hull City man does not have a relegation wage decrease in his contract, unlike his teammates.

Therefore, he may well be content to stick with them and become even more of a hero than he already is in East London by taking them back to the top-flight.

Summerville's future seems much more open, as he is understood to want to play at the highest level and has interest from the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham.

In an ideal world, both would stay as that would give the club the best chance of an immediate return to where they belong.

However, supporters are resigned to losing at least one of their best attacking players, given the fact that they are in the second tier.