West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has hinted at the arrival of a big-name signing before the transfer window closes on Monday.Continue...
Enner Valencia, Cheikhou Kouyate and Aaron Cresswell have all made
the move to Upton Park over the summer as Allardyce looks to improve on
last term's 13th-placed Premier League finish.
And another significant signing could be pushed through ahead of next week's deadline according to Allardyce.
"We have the budget for one quality player and that's a possibility before the window shuts," he told reporters.
"I think that one more player in the squad and we'd have a good squad
this year. Hopefully that's a very fit squad and a squad that produces
results. I can't see anyone going the other way at the moment [though].
"Then we have an international window and that's good for us with the
injury list. Hopefully some of the injured players recover for when we
play Hull City [later this month]."
Despite the early stage of the Premier League season, West Ham have been beset with a number of injury problems.
Andy Carroll's ankle problem could see him sidelined until the end of
November and skipper Kevin Nolan will miss at least a month with a
shoulder injury.
Matt Jarvis (thigh), Carl Jenkinson (hamstring) and James Collins
(suspension) are also unavailable for Saturday's home clash against
Southampton and Allardyce revealed that striker Diafra Sakho is in doubt
with a back problem.
"Sakho tweaked his back on Tuesday too so we're not sure if he'll be
fit for Saturday," he added. "You don't want to be faced with that many
injuries, but we're looking pretty good with the way we're playing."

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