Bilic offers Sakho another lifeline at West Ham

Sakho, who flew to Rennes and underwent a medical, was forced to return to West Ham on the final day of the transfer window after the two clubs failed to agree on a fee.

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The 27-year-old Senegal international is available for Monday's Premier League visit of Huddersfield Town as Bilic hopes to avoid a fourth straight defeat.

"The fact is he (Sakho) wanted to go there. He did a medical, but the club decided not to sell him and he's back," Bilic told reporters.

"He looks good in training. Hopefully he is going to stay like that for a long time. Because he will know that until January he is a West Ham player."

"That's the way he's going to get a new contract, or play again for Senegal, or get a move: if he plays good."

Striker Andy Carroll could also make his return to the West Ham squad for the first time this season, while midfielder Manuel Lanzini has been sidelined with a knee injury.

(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)