West Ham have made big strides under the leadership of Manuel Pellegrini, and consolidating those gains will require another spending spree in the summer.
Whilst the Hammers won’t have to necessarily spend as much as they did in last summer’s window, a new central midfielder is said to be close to the top of the Chilean’s priorities.
The young Declan Rice could be a mainstay in the engine room of the Irons’ starting XI, but younger legs will be required to compensate for the ageing Mark Noble and Carlos Sanchez.
Pedro Obiang has been repeatedly linked with a move away from the London Stadium, and could finally be sold come the end of the season.
Here are five midfielders we think West Ham could sign:
