Samir Nasri will train with West Ham United in an effort to prove his fitness in the hope of winning a contract.

The Daily Mail says the free agent, 31, underwent a medical in London earlier this week and the Hammers have now given him until the New Year to earn himself a contract following concerns over his weight and fitness.

Manuel Pellegrini remains keen to be reunited with the former Man City and Arsenal star, who has not played football for two years following a doping ban after receiving a controversial intravenous drip treatment in Los Angeles.

The club have baulked at his £95,000-a-week wage demands and negotiations have been further complicated by an unnamed club in China showing interest.