West Ham United are set to take on Brighton & Hove Albion on Friday evening.
West Ham are down to the bare bones up-front, with Bilic’s options limited.
Andy Carroll is suspended, Diafra Sakho has been ruled out with injury, and Javier Hernandez has picked up a knock.
But Bilic has suggested that Martinez will not be picked to feature against Brighton.
“We have good options. He will not be in the squad,” the Croatian boss said.
Martinez has been in sensational form for West Ham’s under-23 side, which has led to calls for the youngster to be given a first-team chance.
Martinez scored a hat-trick in his last outing for West Ham’s development squad, with his reputation increasing by the game.
Bilic seems to feel that he has better options in his squad than playing Martinez as his leading striker, though.
West Ham could utilise Michail Antonio or Marko Arnautovic up-front, if Hernandez does not make it.
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