Felipe Anderson seeking transfer away from West Ham after being sidelined by boss David Moyes

FELIPE ANDERSON is considering his future at West Ham over fears that he is going to be sidelined by David Moyes.

The £41million Brazilian winger has barely featured since Moyes replaced Manuel Pellegrini at the London Stadium in December.

And he is open to the possibility of a return to former club Lazio if he is not going to figure in the manager’s plans for the new season.

Lazio are in the market for a new playmaker after David Silva changed his mind about joining them in favour of a move to Real Sociedad this week.

But the Italians do not want to repay more than half of the fee they received from West Ham when Anderson moved to the London Stadium in what was then a club record deal in July 2018.

And West Ham are in no position to take a major hit on the 27-year-old forward who still has two years to run on his contract.

Anderson became an instant fans’ favourite after signing for Pellegrini, scoring ten goals in his debut season and helping the club to a top ten finish.

But he lost his way last term, scoring just once and only starting four League games under Moyes as West Ham struggled to avoid relegation.

He was not helped by a persistent hamstring injury but even when he was fit and available generally found himself playing second fiddle to Michael Antonio, Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals.

Now Moyes is open to his departure at the right price, with clubs in Italy, France and Spain all being made aware of his availability.