Irons summer spend could top £50m
And any potential cash from European qualification, positional bonuses and and outward sales will be handed to David Moyes for reinforcements.
The Hammers know they need a striker badly and accept that a quality forward won’t be available for for less than £30 million.
Alongside that they are looking to ensure Jesse Lingard remains at the club with Manchester United allegedly wanting around £20m – £25 million.
Qualification for the Europa League would immediately add around £7 million or in the event of Champions League football closer to £15 million.
Although David Moyes is notoriously slow in settling on his targets he is also understood to be looking for a midfielder as cover for Declan and Tomas.
He understands that Europe mean he needs to increase his squad options and in a flat market will need to be very clever in the market.