David Moyes is believed to be monitoring Marouane Fellaini’s Manchester United position very closely this winter.

The former Everton midfielder is a free agent in the summer and remains a very close friend of the West Ham boss who is known to be looking at the Hammers midfield area as a key part of his reinforcement programme.

Jose Mourino has so far negotiated unsuccessfully on a new deal for the player and an Old Trafford stay now looks unlikely.

Moyes would love too bring the player to West Ham where he believes he needs some real aggression in an increasingly physical Premier League.

He claimed in his pre-Arsenal presser the the club may be open to a move for Jack Wilshere adding that whoever came in had to be ready to hit the ground running – a scenario certainly fitting Fellaini.

He was brought to England by Moyes from Standard Liege and despite a worrying disiplinary record “cleaned up his act” to become a firm Toffees favourite.

And on joining Manchester United Moyes went straight back to merseyside for the midfielder in a £27.5 million deadline day in 2013.

And it seems impossible to believe that with the close bonds both professionally and personally between the pair Moyes won’t won’t to make an inquiry for the 6ft 4in giant midfield