West Ham United refuse to meet Stoke City's asking price for Peter Crouch.
The Telegraph says the Hammers are refusing to pay Stoke's £3 million asking price for former England striker Crouch.
Having lost Andy Carroll to injury again, West Ham are desperately searching for a new front man before the start of the Premier League season.
Crouch is one of the club's main targets and the Hammers have explored the possibility of signing the 33-year-old for £1 million.
But Stoke want three times that amount, which West Ham believe is far too much.
