West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini has played down the prospect of signing free agent Yaya Toure.

Former Manchester City captain Toure is a free agent having left Olympiakos by 'mutual agreement' on Tuesday after just three months and five appearances at the Greek Super League club.

"I spoke with Yaya at the beginning of the season. Yaya is a great player, a top player that plays in every part of the role," Pellegrini said.

"I don't know what happened with him in Greece. But in this moment we are just thinking about the next game that we are going to play and I don't want to talk until the end of December about the window and which players that we need.

"At this moment, I cannot answer your question. It's not a priority as in that position we already have players."