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West Ham United have made an audacious bid to land Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher.

Fletcher, 30, is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to sign a new deal. He is expected to make a decision on his future by the end of January.

Tony Pulis at West Brom, Scottish champions Celtic and Spanish club Valencia are all keen on the Scotland international, who has made just 16 appearances this season.

It is understood Fletcher is keen to test himself abroad but with West Ham aiming for the top four, Sam Allardyce believes Fletcher would be tempted by the challenge of pushing for Champions League football with another English club.

(Image: Clive Brunskill)

Fletcher last played for United in their 2-0 FA Cup Third Round win at Yeovil on January 4 and is after regular first team action.

Hammers boss Sam Allardyce believes landing the United star this month would give the east Londoners even more strength in depth going into the second half of the season.

The club have leapt up the table after landing Cheikou Kouyate, Enner Valencia, Aaron Cresswell, Diafra Sakho and Alex Song on loan last summer.

Big Sam insisted on Sunday that the signings were the best that he has benefited from during his time as a boss.

He said: "Recruitment is everything in the world of football. You recruit well, you become a great manager.

"Better players do better things, take things on board quicker, get better results. Our recruitment this year has been fantastic.

"To have so many players make such a difference in one season’s recruitment is the best I’ve ever had in my entire career.”

But West Ham's joint-chairmen, David Gold and David Sullivan, have steadfastly maintained that they would have to free up space on their wage bill before signing even more players.

Portuguese forward Ricardo Vaz Te has now left by mutual consent and the club are willing to listen to offers for winger Matt Jarvis.