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Hot Football Transfer Gossip: Bacca ‘rejects West Ham’, Man City Stones bid ‘exceeds £54m’

Sometimes a relationship just doesn’t work out because one partner comes across as far more into it than the other one does. It leaves the first person feeling needy and insecure, while the other starts taking things for granted and feeling less sexually aroused. And that seems to be the problem for West Ham and Carlos Bacca.

The Hammers have made it abundantly clear that the AC Milan striker is the man they want to spend the next four years with - matching his club’s asking price and bowing to his wage demands, then patiently waiting for his next move like lovestruck schoolgirls. But all this has achieved is to make Bacca feel like he can do better.

Can he really though?

Football Italia reports that the 29-year-old has rejected West Ham and has no intention of changing his mind, preferring to wait instead for a Champions League team to buy him. But none of them have shown any interest in doing so.

Bacca is reportedly holding out for an approach from Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli or basically anyone who isn’t West Ham. But, like so many men, he seems to be the kind of guy who only wants what he can’t have.

West Ham have offered him security, companionship and cuddles, but he doesn’t find that remotely hot.

It’s left the Hammers looking at his social media account for signs he might like them, with Squawka reporting that a photo Bacca apparently posted from a plane had “fuelled speculation” he was on his way to east London. But he’s probably just going on holiday.

John Stones’ price tag continues to rise despite him not doing anything, with the Mirror reporting that Manchester City are poised to make a bid for the Everton defender that would “eclipse” the £54.5m they paid for Kevin de Bruyne.

City were initially “reluctant to go beyond £40m” but after Toffees owner insisted he “wouldn’t come to the table until the bidding got past £50m”, City caved - just like Arab princes with unlimited transfer funds usually do.

The problem for the Toffees is that it will leave them with even more cash that they can’t seem to spend. The latest man linked with a big-money move to Goodison Park is Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson, for whom the Express says Ronald Koeman is “preparing a £25m bid”.

Meanwhile, Tottenham’s decision to leave Nabil Bentaleb, Clinton N'Jie, Federico Fazio and Alex Pritchard behind as they jetted off to Australia for a pre-season tour has prompted the Sun to speculate that all four players will soon be sold. Jumping to conclusions as usual; maybe they’re just scared of koala bears?

Elsewhere, West Brom have made a £7m bid for Brighton defender Lewis Dunk (Mirror), Man City have baulked at Toni Kroos’ enormous wage demands (Sun) and Ravel Morrison has sparked rumours he is signing for Aston Villa by following the club on Twitter (Birmingham Mail). Or maybe he was just bored and wanted a laugh.

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