Bournemouth can expect a barrage of bids for strikers

The dice have been rolled for Callum Wilson and it wasn't Spurs, Man United, or Newcastle that have stirred the pot, but Aston Villa has seen the first bid for Callum rejected. According to SkySports, Bournemouth has rejected a £15m bid from Villa for Wilson and, it's likely, this will only add more fuel to the fire with other clubs now alerted to the fact that the bidding war has begun.

Could a deal for Callum Wilson be sorted this week?

I imagine it is quite a nervy time for the player. While he has the ultimate decision of agreeing his own personal terms with clubs, he could well find that Bournemouth agrees to a transfer fee and he is forced to go to talk with a club, despite wanting a move elsewhere. Callum Wilson would surely love to play Champions League or at least European football, but if Aston Villa is the first to make a formal bid, then it will be intriguing to see whether the big six clubs are interested in Callum or not.

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I am not sure what Aston Villa was hoping for by making such a low bid. Perhaps they are trying to force the hands of others to see if they are keen on Callum? Anything under £25m is unlikely to attract any interest from Bournemouth, as Callum signed a new contract at the start of last season. Whether Aston Villa will make a serious bid will reveal the club's true intentions. They won't get Callum for a steal.

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Callum may have to wait on the likes of Spurs to see other sales go through before they can respond with a bid for him, but Newcastle United or West Ham United might feel forced to act now. The wages that Wilson said he wanted may not have frightened of clubs, but the heavyweights have refrained from bidding early.

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The transfer money is what AFCB will need fairly soon though if they do want to reinvest in new players. JT will want to make the squad his and put his mark on it, and he'll only do that by bringing in new signings, or else AFCB will be viewed as Eddie Howe's depleted squad.

In other news, AFCB plays West Ham today at the London Stadium.