West Ham United manager David Moyes has insisted that he has "no idea" where talk of Chelsea being interested in striker Andy Carroll originated from.

The 28-year-old emerged as a surprise rumoured target for the Blues earlier this week, fresh on the back of netting a brace against West Bromwich Albion.

Moyes is bemused by suggestions that Chelsea are ready to make a formal approach for Carroll, and the Scotsman is instead focused on bringing in some new recruits before the winter transfer window closes later this month.

"I have no idea about that," he told Sky Sports News when asked about the champions' interest in Carroll. "The big thing is we try to make sure we get away from the bottom of the table - we don't want to fall back in.

"We need some extra players, we're quite well endowed in certain areas - up front we've got a lot of players to choose from - but we don't have it in other areas."

Carroll's double against West Brom got him off the mark for the season, having fired blanks in his previous 12 outings this term.