West Ham United need to get it right in the summer transfer window and could look at yet another Manchester City outcast.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
Slaven Bilic has publicly stated he wants to make four “game-changer” signings and has so far recruited defender Pablo Zabaleta from Manchester City.
The Hammers have also been linked with moves for Joe Hart and Kelechi Iheanacho as Pep Guardiola overhauls his squad in pursuit of domestic and European titles.
But could Bilic give a last Premier League chance to another City outcast, Samir Nasri, as he looks to replace the mercurial Dimitri Payet in East London.
After a sensational start to a loan spell at La Liga side Sevilla last season, the French playmaker’s form dipped as the season wore on.
The inconsistency that has dogged much of the former Arsenal star’s career reared its ugly head and his mindless red card against Leicester City in the Champions League knockout defeat helped make Sevilla’s mind up not to activate their option to buy.
Samir Nasri is sent off for Sevilla against Leicester City in last season’s Champions League
The man once labelled the new Zidane has been linked with AC Milan but surely faces his last chance at a big move at the age of 29.
And Bilic could potentially get the midfielder for a knockdown price as he looks to reshape a team which failed to meet expectations last season and struggled after Payet’s January exit.
Manchester City want Nasri off their books this summer
Some fans may argue the club has only just got one French midfielder with a questionable attitude off their books, why bring in another.
But Nasri is undoubtedly supremely talented and if Bilic can get the best out of him, he could forge an exciting partnership with Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio.
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