West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has started his recruitment campaign. He is expected to sign Abdoulaye Faye on a free following the 33-year-old's release from Stoke City, says the Sunday Mirror.
Bolton's Ricardo Gardner is another target.
Gardner hopes to find himself a Premier League after being released last week.
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