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West Ham have suffered a double hammer blow as Manuel Lanzini and Andy Carroll's injury lay-offs were confirmed.

Lanzini, who limped out of the weekend draw with Bournemouth, is out of action for one month after suffering a hamstring problem.

Carroll will miss up to three months worth of action, after a scan revealed that he has suffered a hairline fracture of his foot - all but ending his hopes to making it to Russia with the England World Cup squad this summer.

David Moyes and his backroom staff were stunned by Monday's setbacks, and will now rule out a January exit for £17million summer-buy Javier Hernandez.

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The Irons had been willing to listen to acceptable offers for the Mexican striker, but their plans changed dramatically after Carroll underwent surgery on his broken foot.

Carroll had an ankle operation after initial scans failed to flag up a problem. It was only after a third, more detailed scan last Thursday that the issue was finally detected.

A decision was taken after consulting with another specialist on Monday.

Although the Hammers considered using a protective boot to rehabilitate Carroll, they decided to take no risks and opt for surgery.

Giant striker Carroll's injury also denied him a January move to Chelsea, as the reigning champions were prepared to spend up to £20million on his signature.

For the Hammers, who are on a run of seven games unbeaten in all competitions, it is a bitter blow as they continue their resurgence under David Moyes in the Premier League.

West Ham could still allow forward Andre Ayew to rejoin previous club Swansea for around £20m to fund the signing of reinforcements up front, but Hernandez is deemed too important to lose.

Moyes is also tracking midfield targets in Real Betis' Fabian and Andre Gomes of Barcelona.

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Anderlecht’s £20m defender Leander Dendoncker, who can also play further forward in the engine room, is another on the Scot’s list.

Speaking following the Bournemouth game, Moyes admitted that he was concerned with the club's current injury situation.

Winston Reid, Diafra Sakho, Jose Fonte and Michail Antonio have all also had problems in recent weeks.

"We've had a few injuries and we're just getting through. Behind the scenes we're just trying to nurse boys along," Moyes told SkySports. "We hope Mano's [Lanzini] isn't serious. Cressy [Aaron Cresswell] is okay, but it's more the Lanzini one that we're worried about.

"I don't think you can suddenly say, okay we'll go out, see if someone else is out there waiting to be bought of the level of Lanzini, because I don't think you've got that.

"I think we will work with the players we've got, but we've got too many out injured at the moment. Ideally, if we got a couple of players to add to the squad, it would help us, but it's not always that easy to get the players you want. We're working hard and we'll keep trying to get someone."