Bilic kills off daft rumour

Slaven Bilic has killed stone dead the silly suggestion that the Hammers were set to go back with another bid for Alexandre Lacazette.

We have regularly rubbished the idea but the manager has now spoken out saying at his morning presser ahead of the Chelsea game: “”100 per cent we will not go for Lacazette. We will sign Calleri and he will be with us pretty soon depending on the work permit.” 

And he added: “He is a top striker and we have a good balance in the squad. We have a big couple of weeks in front of us with five big games.

” I said we would add five players to the squad. We were expecting a few to come back from injury and it was planned to sign a left back.”

And he is delighted with the fitness of Dimi Payet saying: “We are still waiting to see on a couple of positions who are going to start. @dimpayet17 is one of the players. He came back very fit.”