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OK, so the last name was a bit of a red herring, but Carlton Cole who works with the academy as a mentor for the youngsters is still only 37 years old, mooted Hammers striker targets for this window are Graziano Pellè age 35, Olivier Giroud age 34 and Diego Costa at the sprightly age of 32.

Having just steered his team through the incredibly challenging Christmas and New Year fixtures, culminating in the playing of three games in six days that yielded five points, David Moyes and his West Ham medical team now have the 'luxury' of seven whole days to refresh the squad, attend to 'niggles' and generally recharge the batteries.

It has taken him 11 years, but David Moyes finally buried one of his 'ghosts' by beating his former club Everton in a dour but gritty win at Goodison which proved even to the most negative of Hammers fans that he is starting to 'build' something special. Moyes' achievement is even more special given the severe restrictions he has had to work under, Covid-19, no money, big mouth owners, and an imbalanced disparate and desperate squad.