West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola admits all transfer plans are on hold due to the club's takeover talks.

Zola had planned to meet the board last week to discuss the prospects of bringing in a new striker - but all transfer dealings are almost certainly on hold.

"We might be able to do something but obviously it might be difficult in this situation," he said. "I think the takeover will affect the other things. All of this is something we will discuss after Sunday as we have ten days until the next match.

"It is not easy but I am not going to complain. If I start thinking about how unlucky I am and complain about things I am not going to sort the situation out."