West Ham boss David Moyes says his focus in the January transfer window will be recruiting reinforcements for central midfield and the right flank.

Moyes will have funds made available to him to recruit at least two new players as he looks to drag West Ham clear of a relegation zone they are currently only a point clear of.

The Hammers boss has already expressed an interest in a pair of central midfielders – Sevilla’s Steven N’Zonzi and Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere – and intends to recruit a right-sided player who can challenge Michail Antonio for a first-team place.

“I’ve given players opportunities,” Moyes said. “I’m in a hurry and I have to be in a hurry and because of that I cannot wait three or four months to see how you do.

“Ideally, I’d have had six or seven pre-season games to understand what they’re like and what they do, but I’ve not.

“I’ve got to say every player has shown great desire and is committed in training, but I think we’re short in some areas and overloaded in others. For example, we’ve got lots of forwards, but we’re really short of midfield players.

“We’ve got quite a few who are comfortable playing on the left, but not so many who can play on the right, so we’ve got a little bit of an imbalanced squad which we’ve got to straighten out in January if we can.”

West Ham face a crucial clash with West Brom on January 2 with 19th-placed Albion three points away from Moyes’ side.