West Ham co-owner David Gold says manager Sam Allardyce has identified 25 players he would like to sign in January.
The Hammers are currently battling for promotion back to the Premier League and Allardyce is keen to reinforce his squad.
The club are a point behind Championship leaders Southampton and two points clear of third-placed Middlesbrough.
Allardyce does not want to rest on his laurels and has already submitted his New Year shopping list to the club's co-owners.
Targets
"I understand that Sam has identified 25 targets," Gold told Sky Sports News.
"Just the 25," he smiled.
"What Sam is saying is 'these are the kinds of players that I monitor all the time'.
"He watches them all the time. When I say watches, these are the players he likes.
"If the opportunity arises then he'll come to us and say look 'I'd like to add this player to our squad'.
"Or he might come to us and say look 'We're having problems in this area, we need to strengthen'.
"Then he'd come to us and say 'This is the player I'd like to bring in to solve to that problem'.
"To help to achieve what we all want, whether it be David Sullivan, myself, the players, the fans, Sam himself, we all want promotion."
The Hammers are currently battling for promotion back to the Premier League and Allardyce is keen to reinforce his squad.
The club are a point behind Championship leaders Southampton and two points clear of third-placed Middlesbrough.
Allardyce does not want to rest on his laurels and has already submitted his New Year shopping list to the club's co-owners.
Targets
"I understand that Sam has identified 25 targets," Gold told Sky Sports News.
"Just the 25," he smiled.
"What Sam is saying is 'these are the kinds of players that I monitor all the time'.
"He watches them all the time. When I say watches, these are the players he likes.
"If the opportunity arises then he'll come to us and say look 'I'd like to add this player to our squad'.
"Or he might come to us and say look 'We're having problems in this area, we need to strengthen'.
"Then he'd come to us and say 'This is the player I'd like to bring in to solve to that problem'.
"To help to achieve what we all want, whether it be David Sullivan, myself, the players, the fans, Sam himself, we all want promotion."