Slaven Bilic denies making move on Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has denied making a move for Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge.

With both Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho sidelined through injury and Mauro Zarate completing his move to Fiorentina last night, Bilic is keen to bolster his attacking options.

“That is only a rumour and there is nothing behind it,” said Bilic. “I am not talking about who we want — Daniel Sturridge is a big player and a big name — but that is only paper talk.”