Slaven Bilic has a fair bit of rebuilding to do at West Ham United in the summer after a disappointing season.
Robert Snodgrass has had a poor start to his West Ham career
The Hammers have turned around what was threatening to be a disastrous season since Christmas although results have dipped of late.
Bilic’s side are sitting in 11th place with no real prospect of relegation or finishing any higher than ninth.
The club’s recruitment last summer left a lot to be desired after promises of marquee signings befitting their new 60,000 seater Olympic Stadium home.
Bilic then lost unhappy star player Dimitri Payet in January and brought in 33-year-old Jose Fonte from Southampton for £8 million and Robert Snodgrass from Hull for £10 million.
While nobody was expecting Snodgrass to be anywhere near Payet’s level – even though he cost the same amount – fans are already growing impatient with his performances.
The Scotland international has been full of big talk since arriving at the club but has failed to back it up so far.
A distinct lack of pace and no sign of a goal or assist so far, Snodgrass has been hauled off or started sub in most of the games so far after failing to impress.
Dejected Snodgrass
While it is still early days in his Hammers career, one of the main reasons Bilic signed the former Leeds United man was because he was already a seasoned Premier League player who would not need time to adjust.
But you would not know that from his performances so far.
If the club is serious about challenging the Premier League elite then they need to get it right this summer.
Payet has set the benchmark for the quality of player West Ham need to be attracting.
Dimitri Payet’s talent will be hard to replace
Snodgrass would not get in most supporters’ first XI now let alone after a summer of recruitment and bringing in more creativity will be near the top of the club’s list of priorities.
So could Snodgrass face being sold on as the club cuts its losses on a player that perhaps is more suited to being a big fish in a small pond.
Should they decide to sell then the promoted sides and teams at the lower end of the Premier League would all surely be interested.
And with the TV money, the Hammers may well be able to recoup most of their outlay too.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
