Steven Nzonzi wanted by West Ham and Everton as David Moyes and Sam Allardyce battle for midfielder

West Ham will to go head to head with Everton in an effort to sign Steven Nzonzi from Sevilla.

Manager David Moyes is keen to strengthen his midfield during the January transfer window and has identified the 28-year-old as a top target.

Everton, managed by former West Ham boss Sam Allardyce, remain the favourites to sign the £20 million-rated France international, who wants to leave Sevilla following a row with head coach Eduardo Berizzo.

Nzonzi played under Allardyce when he was in charge at Blackburn - joining the club from Amiens for £500,000 in 2009 - and then moved to Stoke in 2012, for £3m before joining Sevilla for £7m in 2015.

West Ham have been keen to bring in a holding midfielder for some time and Moyes’s predecessor, Slaven Bilic, attempted to sign Portugal international William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon in the summer. The move broke down after West Ham’s £25m offer for Carvalho was rejected.