Robert Snodgrass is playing well for West Ham United at the moment.
Pellegrini has revealed the discussion he had with Snodgrass in pre-season, and has also disclosed his advice to the former Leeds United and Norwich City winger about his weight.
Pellegrini told The London Evening Standard about Snodgrass: “When I spoke with him in pre-season I was sure that Robert wants to play here.
“He told me what happened last season, I know also he was an important player at Aston Villa, but I when I spoke with him I told him that if he has any chance to play he must reduced his weight, his fat, so when I saw him working so hard in pre-season I was absolutely sure he wanted to stay here and that he was going to fight to have a place in the squad. He did it and he is deserving what he is living in this moment.”
Encouraging
Snodgrass did well during his spell at Villa last season and played an important role in the Villans’ match to the Championship playoff final.
The 31-year-old winger scored seven goals and provided 14 assists in 41 Championship starts for Villa during the 2017-18 campaign, according to WhoScored.
So far this season, the Scotland international has made four starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League for West Ham, according to WhoScored.
Snodgrass is playing well for the Hammers and has established himself as an important player in manager Pellegrini’s system.
The winger – who earns £40,000 per week as salary, according to Spotrac.com – joined West Ham from Hull City in January 2017 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £10.2 million.
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