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West Ham<\/a> boss Sam Allardyce<\/a> has declared his interest in Chelsea<\/a> striker Nicolas Anelka<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman has been transfer listed after finding first-team chances limited at Stamford Bridge, with a host of clubs thought to be interested in the 32-year-old, and now Championship club West Ham have thrown their hat into the ring for his signature.<\/p>\n

“If Nicolas is available, I’d be massively interested. I’ve not contacted Chelsea and am just looking at the situation with January looming,\u201d Allardyce told The Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging the difficulty of signing Anelka in January, the Hammers manager has suggested the priority lies in gaining Premier League promotion first and bringing him in in the summer.<\/p>\n

“It would be an end-of-season pursuit rather than next month,” Allardyce said.<\/p>\n

“We need to get into the Premier League \u2014 and then we’d have a better chance of signing someone of Nicolas’ quality.”<\/p>\n

However, Anelka is believed to be on the verge of signing a contract for a move to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua and has also held talks with MLS team Montreal Impact.<\/p>\n

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