West Ham are preparing a January loan move for disgruntled Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee.

Despite United being reluctant to let him leave, Zirkzee is unhappy about his lack of game time, with £200m worth of new forwards ahead of him in the pecking order at Old Trafford. The Netherlands international is not agitating for a move per se, but is understood to be open to exploring his options come January.

The i Paper has been told the club’s hierarchy share Ruben Amorim’s view that nobody is allowed to leave in January, whether Zirkzee or the similarly frustrated peripheral figure Kobbie Mainoo.

However, two separate sources have told The i Paper that West Ham have not been put off and will try to bring Zirkzee to the capital, most likely on loan until the end of the season.

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