Last summer, West Ham spent many weeks negotiating a deal with Besiktas for the transfer of Gokhan Tore.
Slaven Bilic worked closely with the winger during their time together in Turkey and even tried to sign the former Chelsea youth star during his first season in charge of the Hammers.
After failing with several permanent transfer bids, West Ham struck a deal to take the Turk on a season-long loan with a £10m purchasing option should they wish to keep him on a full-time basis.
Tore got off to a rocky start in West Ham colours, and was in and out of the first-team making just eight appearances, recording just one assist in the process before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the winter.
It’s evident that Tore won’t be staying at the club beyond this season and the club hierarchy, who will review Bilic’s position after the season, are concerned about how Tore’s transfer to the club has played out.
Bilic had a major say in whether or not they would sign Tore and really pushed for a permanent transfer before settling on a loan deal, which has raised questions about whether he’s the right man to make the final decisions over who comes in or out of the club.
Tore is an isolated example of a transfer not working out, but we cannot forget that Bilic was the man who insisted on bringing in Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini to the club who were both highly successful signings.
