West Ham boss David Moyes ready to spend in the January transfer window

West Ham boss David Moyes says he will be buying players in the January transfer window to redress the ‘imbalance’ of his squad.

Moyes is looking to strengthen his squad by adding a central midfielder, and is also in the market for right-sided players as West Ham look to pull clear of the relegation places.

Speaking to the club's website, he said: "I've given players opportunities.

"I'm in a hurry and I have to be in a hurry and because of that I cannot wait three or four months to see how you do.

"Ideally, I'd have had six or seven pre-season games to understand what they're like and what they do, but I've not.

"I've got to say every player has shown great desire and is committed in training, but I think we're short in some areas and overloaded in others. For example, we've got lots of forwards, but we're really short of midfield players.

"We've got quite a few who are comfortable playing on the left, but not so many who can play on the right, so we've got a little bit of an imbalanced squad which we've got to straighten out in January if we can."

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Moyes is happy with the spirit and hunger of his side, but is keen to tighten his defence after the Hammers conceded six goals in the recent defeat at home to Newcastle United and draw with Bournemouth.

He said: "I'm pleased with our spirit and I think there's a bigger hunger and desire to do it, but we're lacking quality. We've got to stop conceding goals as easily as we are at the moment.

"But we hung in and stuck at it. It wasn't going to be easy and while we wanted the three points, it was important that we made sure we didn't lose and we did that.

"Obviously the last two games have been disappointing as far as goals conceded are concerned, whereas the three previous games it looked as if we had struck on something and become harder to beat.

"We've got a couple of forwards in form at the minute and people we can bring on and use, so I think we've got a threat, but were definitely lacking in some areas of giving ourselves a chance of playing much better."