Struggling Hammers tracking 15 players

WEST HAM co-owner David Gold has revealed the club are tracking 15 players in their bid to complete the great escape.

Despite the Hammers being saddled with more than £100 million (€117m) of debt, Gold is ready to open the chequebook this weekend to help manager Avram Grant make them only the second club to avoid the drop after being bottom of the Barclays Premier League at Christmas.

Victory at Fulham on St Stephen’s Day was the perfect way to begin — and also spared Grant from the axe according to some reports — while Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw with Everton continued West Ham’s unbeaten run over the festive period.