Report: Pellegrini has quit Hebei China Fortune
And it now appears to be an odds on bet that the former Manchester City boss will be installed as the Hammers manager by next week – probably on Wednesday.
An announcement from the Chinese club says he is will no longer be the team manager from midnight tonight and that they express their gratitude to the 64 year old for his time in the position.
It first appeared in the form of a tweet from West Ham season ticket holder @MarkHarrison23 who also claims the news has also been broken by the China Super League on their website.
We reported yesterday that Pellegrini was leaving China for London and a planned interview with David Sullivan in his Essex home on Monday or Tuesday.
Now it seems that he is the only show in town for the Irons after links for several days with him and Rafa Benitez.