It’s a summer of transition at West Ham as Julen Lopetegui takes over from David Moyes.
West Ham look to be one of the Premier League clubs taking the most proactive approach to the summer transfer window as it stands.
Technical director Tim Steidten has been on the ground in Brazil brokering deals with rising star Luis Guilherme already through the doors and a versatile Fluminense forward potentially next.
New Hammers head coach Julen Lopetegui will work to put his stamp on the side next year and it could be a new-look squad that takes to the pitch at the LondonStadium.
LondonWorld looks at what a potential starting XI for West Ham may look like next season if current transfer rumours are true – market values taken from Transfermarkt.
. GK – Alphonse Areola, £8.5m
First choice last season and his performances were awarded by a France call-up this summer. Unlikely to change
LB – Emerson, £10m
Proved he can be a real livewire at full-back last season. Could perhaps do with a little more defensive shrewdness but an important player in the side
CB – Konstantinos Mavropanos, £17m
Got better and better as the campaign went on last season and has the potential to be the main man at the back next term under Lopetegui.
CB – Max Kilman, £27m
Several outlets link West Ham with transfer interest in Wolves defender Max Kilman. A player Lopetegui knows well, should he come in, you’d think the 27-year-old would be a starter – potentially at the expense of Kurt Zouma
