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El Hadji Malick Diouf was signed last season by the Hammers for a £19m fee, he was seen as the ‘perfect player’ for Graham Potter's tactical style and whilst he flourished under the Englishman…. He was the only player to flourish, and upon Nuno’s arrival, Diouf had to adapt to a new tactic and style that he wasn’t always used to.

West Ham: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Golambeckis, Scarles, Kante, Ward-Prowse, Lamadrid, Bowen (C), Pablo, Taty

Subs: Areola, Casey, Marshall, Mayers, Fearon, Herrick, Robinson, Murphy, Battrum, Kerr, Cornet, Brooks, Orford, Ajala

It was common knowledge that West Ham would have to sell in the summer regardless of whether they stayed in the Premier League or were relegated to the Championship, and it was quickly configured that the Hammers would need to make over £150m in player sales to bolster their financial status.

This is all commonly known information but crucially, this was the information we had pre-Daniel Kretinsky takeover, meaning nobody factored money being put into the club as part of the equation, as that’s something David Sullivan wouldn’t have even fathomed doing.