West Ham United are once again being paired with a move for Keisuke Honda.

The Hammers were heavily linked with a £5million bid for the AC Milan midfielder in October and it appears as though Slaven Bilic may go ahead with that pursuit this month.

Tuttosport reports that West Ham have opened talks with the Rossoneri regarding the 29-year-old Japan international.

Despite the fact attacking midfielder Honda has made just five Serie A starts for Sinisa Mihajlovic this season, Bilic sees him as an apt support for Dimitri Payet as the sixth-placed Hammers chase a spot in Europe in the second half of the campaign.