Joe Cole may make a dramatic return to Upton Park on loan from Liverpool.

Boss Sam Allardyce is said to be keen on bringing the former Hammers favourite back to the club on a temporary deal but they would have to come to an arrangement with the Anfield outfit over his reported £100,000-a-week  wages.

Cole has struggled to make an impact at the Premier League side and is likely to fall further down the pecking order if Kenny Dalglish succeeds in signing Aston Villa's Stewart Downing.