West Ham line-up £5m raid for Serie A star

West Ham United are reportedly weighing up a £5m move for AC Milan ace Keisuke Honda.

The Premier League outfit, who defeated defending champions Chelsea last weekend to go third in the table, want the Japan international to help their top-four charge remain on track during the latter stages of the campaign.

The 29-year-old, who has 73 international caps to his name, has failed to feature in a full fixture for the Serie A giants so far this season, being restricted to just four league starts.

Honda is thought to have fallen out of favour at the San Siro under head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic and is considering his options abroad in the forthcoming January transfer window.