Pellegrini reveals Sullivan has made him club supremo
And during his unveiling today he added he decided to become West Ham boss when Sullivan told him he wanted “a new club.”
He said “When I spoke with him he told me he wants to build a new club.
“He wants to give all the responsibility to me. He asked me also to bring a sporting director to the club, said that he will support all that I asked, and that’s the way we are working now.”
Pellegrini found the director of football, Mario Husillos from Málaga, and claimed the Hammers board have proved their ambition by signing Felipe Anderson in a deal worth up to £42.5m.
He said: “That demonstrates that David Sullivan wants to build a strong team. Maybe some years ago or last season the supporters were always complaining about the money spent, but when he convinced me to come here one of the reasons was that he told me he was going to bring good players.”
He is aware of last season’s protests saying: “I knew what happened with the Burnley game but fortunately for me I have never been afraid of anything in my life. I am sure that the fans will support the club because they are seeing that something is changing inside.”
“We are trying to do a different thing with him so he can be comfortable. And not to try to play every game because he must work in a different way.
“Undoubtedly he has had a lot of injuries in the past but the season he played on loan for Bournemouth he played a lot of games. Last season he didn’t have too many injuries. At the moment he is working well.”