David Moyes says his relationships at Everton could be a benefit should West Ham want to sign Morgan Schneiderlin.

The Hammers are desperately short on first team players, with at least 13 players out of or a doubt for their crucial Premier League clash with Crystal Palace on Tuesday night.

Central midfield has long been an area of concern in east London. Former manager Slaven Bilic tried to address the problem last summer, though a deal for William Carvalho fell through in rather embarrassing circumstances.

Co-owner David Sullivan says the manager and board are working ‘night and day’ to secure signings before the deadline. When it was put to Moyes that Schneiderlin had been linked, the West Ham boss did little to quell the rumours, and said his connections at Goodison Park could come in handy.

“I have got a great relationship with [Everton chairman] Bill Kenwright, and I obviously know an awful lot of the members of the backroom staff and people around the club,” Moyes said.

“So if I needed any information or needed to discuss any players I have ins if you want to call them that.

“But I don’t think it will change when it comes to prices or anything like that. So it’s one of many names that have been mentioned.”

With Pedro Obiang suffering a Medial Ligament injury at Wigan on Saturday, Moyes takes a threadbare squad to London Stadium against Roy Hodgson’s side.

While he admits injuries do have an impact on their transfer window, Moyes insists that he will not bring in players who will not make a difference to his side.

“Injuries do affect our dealings in the window. Andy Carroll has been a really big miss for us,” Moyes conceded.

“To lose him for most of the season, that’s an enormous miss for us because Andy Carroll gave us something which it’s hard to have, that reference, that target man when games are tight, it is another way of winning.

“Yes, maybe one or two players [will come in]. But will I be disappointed if I don’t get anybody in? I would have to say no, because the expectancy level right now is not that high.

“I’d rather bring in nobody that people who I don’t think will not have any impact or influence. It’s waste of money, it might sound sexy but ultimately you end up having players who you don’t want for the future.”