Hammers resume striker search

West Ham boss Alan Pardew has just nine days before his club’s first match back in the Premiership against Blackburn to sign a top striker after he was left frustrated by Monaco’s U-turn over their proposed sale of Emmanuel Adebayor to the Hammers.

The giant Togo forward’s move was halted after his French club made a last-minute decision not to sell the 21-year-old.