West Ham will step up their search for a striker in January after Diafra Sakho was ruled out until March following back surgery.
Manager Slaven Bilic admits he ‘can’t see’ loan moves for Manchester United pair Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford coming off — but he will try to dip into the market.
The Hammers have suffered striker woe this season, with Sakho, Andy Carroll and Andre Ayew suffering significant injuries and Simeone Zaza misfiring.
And now that Sakho could be missing for as long as 10 weeks the need for a goalscorer has heightened.