Kyle Lafferty and George McCartney on West Ham's radar

West Ham are weighing up a ?2million bid for Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty and hope to bring George McCartney back to Upton Park from Sunderland.Hammers boss Sam Allardyce is said to be a firm favourite of Lafferty but it will only take a serious offer to tempt Ally McCoist to sell the Northern Ireland frontman according to The Sun.The 23-year-old scored eight goals in the last 10 games of the last campaign to help Rangers seal their third title in a row under boss McCoist. Scoring for fun: Kyle Lafferty was in sensational form at the end of last seasonLafferty, who has two years left on his contract, had a summer hernia operation but hopes to be back in time for the Motherwell game on August21.McCartney, meanwhile, was sold by West Ham to Sunderland in 2008, but spent last season out on loan at Leeds. It's hammer time: George McCartney could be on his way back to Upton ParkThe 30-year-old defender has returned to the Stadium of Light but is not longer in Black Cats boss Steve Bruce's plans, report The Daily Mirror.Therefore, Allardyce is hoping to tie up a deal for the Northern Ireland international ahead of this Saturday's Championship trip to Doncaster.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEWest Ham's Carling Cup clash with Aldershot postponed after third night of riots West Ham 0 Cardiff 1: Sam's Hammers sunk in late drama

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