West Ham No2 Alan Irvine admits recalling Robert Snodgrass from his Aston Villa loan is a non-starter.
David Moyes has looked into cancelling Snodgrass' season-long deal at Villa Park as he looks to beef up the squad he inherited from Slaven Bilic.
But, when asked about the possibility of recalling the 30-year-old, Irvine said: "I don't think so.
“I believe that he is there for the year, I don't know what the arrangement was, I am not aware of any opportunity for us to recall him.
"He is doing really well, I saw a but of him at the weekend and the quality he has and funny enough, he's a player I tried to sign at West Brom but didn't get to him.
“But I don't think that we can call him back."