West Ham may make a January move for out-of-favour Manchester United winger Ashley Young, reports claim.

The former Watford and Aston Villa man has been increasingly on the fringes of the first team at Old Trafford, with boss Louis Van Gaal only playing the England international occasionally and in a wing-back role.

However, it is claimed Young’s salary at United may be an obstacle to any deal, and so a compromise would need to be found if the player was to move back south, having previously been linked with a switch to Upton Park.