Pellegrini will reassure Chicharito

Manuel Pellegrini is set to reassure Chicharito  he is very much in his plans should he finally accept the job as West Ham manager.

The Hammers boss in  waiting is a big fan of the striker and would have had him under his international wing had he accepted the job as the Mexico’s nation’s team manager in 2010.

Pellegrini is understood as seeing Little Pea as a partner for Marko Arnautovic with Manu Lanzini in behind and will be sitting down to talk with the player to reassure him of his Hammers future.

But before that the 64 year old will be looking at his budget which is likely to be around £65 million augmented by any sales he can generate.

Those on the Hammers danger list will be Sam Byram (valued at around £5 million plus), Jordan Hugill (£8 million), Edi Fernandes (£7 million), Reece Oxford (£10 million) and Reece Burke (£5 million).

That would bring his kitty to £100 million as he prepares to overhaul the Hammers squad.