Frank McAvennie has urged old club West Ham United to take a close look at Celtic rebel Aiden McGeady.

He said: "I think he is finished at Celtic and while I would love to see him at Manchester United, that is not going to happen.

"He could do a job at Hull or West Ham - he would be a wonderful player for those clubs. I've seen him play for Ireland against top-class defenders and he has been the star man.

"He is a talent and the manager has to nurse that talent along. That's not happening with Gordon (Strachan) and Aiden.

"It would be better for everyone if he went in January. But sometimes it's only when you leave that you find out how big Celtic, or Rangers for that matter, are.

"Wee Barry (Ferguson) left for Blackburn and did magnificently but Rangers are his club. Shaun Maloney went to Villa and didn't cut it, so it is not as easy as you think.

"But Aiden is a talent and he would do all right. I think he will knuckle down and go to a team where he is going to play rather than sit on the bench."