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Gunners should accept West Ham’s offers for duo

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Joel CampbellWest Ham are chasing Arsenal striker Joel Campbell and also want to sign Wellington Silva on a season-long loan, according to the Sunday Star.

Campbell, 22, was tipped to make the breakthrough in the Arsenal first-team following an impressive World Cup in Brazil last summer.

But the Costa Rican international managed just nine outings for the Gunners (three starts) this season before being loaned out to Villarreal during the January transfer window.

Campbell is in his fourth loan spell since joining Arsenal four years ago and despite his potential, Arsene Wenger could be ready to sell the tricky forward in the summer knowing he has many options upfront.

Sam Allardyce is thought to be keen to add to his striking force at Upton Park and has set his sights on Campbell, who signed a new deal before joining Villarreal.

Should Allardyce fail to land Campbell in the summer then he will turn his attention to Silva.

The 22-year-old, who has one-year left to run on his existing deal at the Emirates, is currently on loan at Almeria and Allardyce would be interested in taking the Brazilian on loan for the new season.

Wenger is thought to be keen to extend Silva’s stay at Arsenal but could well look to loan him out to gain Premier League experience, so a move to West Ham would be ideal.

If Wenger wants to keep hold of Silva then the Frenchman should extend his stay and then loan him out to West Ham, if they are of course keen on his services.

As for Campbell, I believe he should just let him go now. He’s been at the club for four years and has four loan spells away from the club, and with the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud, Alex Oxalde-Chamberlain and Danny Welbeck all ahead of him, he will struggle to get games as he has done this season. He won’t want another season on the bench at the Emirates, nor will he want to be loaned out again, so Wenger might as well let him go.

Loan out Silva and sell Campbell.

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