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According to Football Insider, a number of MLS sides are eyeing up a bargain £4m January move for West Ham striker Javier Hernandez.

What's the word, then?

Well, the Mexico international has entered the final year of his contract at the London Stadium and it is said to be unlikely that he will receive an extension anywhere close to his current £140k-a-week earnings.

As a result, the 31-year-old is of interest to MLS teams who have sniffed out what could be a potential bargain deal for Mexico's all-time top scorer, as the Hammers may be tempted to sell for a small fee rather than lose the former Manchester United and Real Madrid man for free.

Hernandez cost the Irons £16m when they signed him from Bayer Leverkusen back in 2017, and it seems like the east Londoners will have to accept a big loss on that investment.

Would be a major risk to sell him 

Selling Hernandez in January could potentially derail West Ham's season.

Why? Well, having sold Marko Arnautovic in the summer whilst also allowing Andy Carroll to leave on a free, the Hammers have just one striker who is proven in the Premier League - Hernandez.

Admittedly, their two summer signings to replace the aforementioned duo who left the club do seem like exciting additions - £45m man Sebastien Haller and £8m recruit Albian Ajeti scored 20 and 21 goals respectively last season.

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However, neither of them are proven in England and it remains to be seen how they will cope with life in the Premier League.

Contrastingly, Hernandez is extremely well accustomed to life in the English top-flight having made 158 appearances for both Manchester United and the Hammers, scoring 53 goals and recording 10 assists.

Allowing their only Premier League proven frontman to leave the club mid-season would represent a huge risk for Manuel Pellegrini's West Ham.

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