Manuel Pellegrini was appointed as West Ham manager after David Moyes’ six months in charge came to an end.
The Premier League winner penned a three-year deal at the London Stadium after leaving his position in charge of Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune last week.
The 64-year-old comes to West Ham with a good reputation and has taken a significant pay cut, however, he will still be the highest paid manager in the club’s history.
The Chilean also brings his trusty assistant Ruben Cousillas with him to East London, who has worked alongside him at a number of clubs since the 90’s.
Pellegrini won both the Premier title and the League cup in his time at Man City, breaking numerous goalscoring records in the process.
Pellegrini has worked at some top clubs including Real Madrid, Manchester City and Malaga, so we’ve taken a look at which of his former players he could bring with him to the London Stadium…
