Allardyce eyes defensive improvements

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has made defensive signings a priority during the run-in to the cessation of the transfer window.

Allardyce’s side were beaten by London rivals Tottenham on Saturday in their Premier League opener, a game that visually perceived James Collins sent off just after the hour.

The Welshman’s suspension gives Allardyce further defensive worries as he could additionally be without James Tomkins for Saturday’s trip to Crystal Palace.

Recent assailing integrations Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia could anon be available to commence for West Ham, but Allardyce, linked with Manchester City pair Matija Nastasic and Micah Richards, verbalizes he remains agog to bring in advocators.

“Sakho and Valencia are moving forward with their fitness on a quotidian substratum and will be utilized as expeditiously as possible,” he verbally expressed on Thursday.

“There’s no search for any more strikers from my perspective, the arduousness is at the other end. We’re without James Collins because of suspension and we could be without James Tomkins because of injury.

“We’re optically canvassing players who are able to play in that position throughout Europe.”