Edson Alvarez and Mohammed Kudus will return to the starting XI when West Ham take on Bournemouth on Thursday night in Stratford.
However, the club’s only January signing so far, on-loan centre-half Kalvin Phillips, may have to settle for a place on the bench against The Cherries, according to David Moyes.
Moyes confirmed the likelihood of the return of the missing Mexican and his Ghana teammate ahead of the transfer deadline day encounter.
“Mohammed Kudus is back from the African Cup of Nations, which is good,” he said. “Edson Alvarez is also feeling well, so I hope he will be available tomorrow.
“Is Kalvin ready to start tomorrow? I don’t know. He hasn’t played much, but I know he is training and maintaining himself. But I can’t give you an exact answer right now.”
Moyes, meanwhile, confirmed that defender Nayef Aguerd is unlikely to be in the squad for the match, even though Morocco were knocked out of the AFCON by South Africa in the round of 16 on Tuesday night.
“I expect him to return to the squad soon,” the boss said when asked about the central defender’s current status.
Asked about the status of Pablo Fornals and Saido Benrahma, who are expected to transfer to Real Betis in Spain and Lyon in France respectively, Moyes confirmed that no deals have been concluded yet.
“At the moment they are both at the club,” he confirmed, “and there are no changes.”
More information from Moyes’ press conference will be published later in the day.