West Ham United are in need of signings during the January transfer window, with evidence supporting that coming from the 4-1 defeat against Leicester City.

It seems as though the Hammers could be looking to a divisive figure to bring in, as it has been reported by L'Equipe that they are interested in re-signing Dimitri Payet.

However, ExWHUemployee has suggested that this could come from agent talk, rather than any genuine interest from the club.

Some fans have suggested that they would love to see the 32-year-old return to West Ham, with his free-kicks being a point of reference - after scoring memorable ones, such as the strike at Old Trafford in the FA Cup and his dipping effort against Crystal Palace.

Another exclaimed "imagine him crossing for Haller, Antonio and Fornals", and it has been suggested they "hope we get him".

Did he really play for us?! No West Ham fan has managed to name all of these obscure Irons signings....

The Frenchman has got eight goals and three assists from 19 matches across all competitions for Marseille this season.

However, there are other fans who want their club to stay well away from the man who has burned them once already.

The cold nature of the club's statement encapsulated the feeling about the way in which he left, after forcing his way out.

Some fans have refused to forgive him, with one referring to the Frenchman as "a snake", while another one simply feels that they should not be going for someone who is so old.

Meanwhile, West Ham are set to battle one of their relegation rivals to sign a forward.