WEST HAM have reportedly targeted free agent Jose Enrique as potential cover at left-back this summer.
A knee ligament injury to Aaron Cresswell has left the Hammers short of options with Slaven Bilic now looking for replacements.
Youngster Lewis Page is West Ham's only other natural left-back with Stephen Hendrie at Blackburn on a season-long loan.
Ahead of an important season, with Europa League football awaiting and their first at the Olympic Stadium, West Ham are left requiring defensive additions.
And according to IBTimes, Enrique has been identified as an option following his Liverpool exit.
Jose Enrique spent five years at Liverpool but lacked game time in his final years
The Spaniard was released by the Reds in May before the end of the 2015/16 campaign.
Enrique's contract was set to expire in the summer, but Jurgen Klopp opted to axe the 30-year-old early to help his search for a new club.
The former Newcastle full-back is still without a new team after falling out of favour at Anfield, and Bilic apparently sees him as an experienced target.
Alan Pardew is also said to be keen at Crystal Palace though, having managed Enrique at St James' Park, and West Brom are also chasing him.
With West Ham's Cresswell sidelined for between three and four months, a reliable alternative is essential at the Olympic Stadium.
And while Enrique, who wants regular first-team football, is on the Hammers' radar, moves for Norwich duo Robbie Brady and Martin Olsson are reportedly in the pipeline too.
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