West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce won't rule out buying in January.

However, he says it's more likely players will be sold rather than signed.

"Everybody has to understand we are well into the second year of FFP so we are all in a much more difficult position when every window comes, with the limit on spending power, not just transfer fees but wages. And that's across the board now," he said.

"When it comes to January, it's not about asking the owners to go and find this amount of money or that amount of money, even if they wanted to. They could perhaps do it but at the end of the season, they'd get a hefty fine. We've got those restrictions.

"So I'd say one top player, if he became available, would be something we'd pursue - but someone may have to leave to fund that. There's no point in bringing in anybody less than a top player because what we've got now is top drawer at the minute. We've got 22 players all fighting for places in the team and playing really, really well."