Dusan Tadic, Kelechi Iheanacho and Michy Batshuayi… the transfer business West Ham will look to complete this summer

West Ham fans should not anticipate droves of arrivals but they will be expecting a considerable upgrade on last season’s business.

Slaven Bilic has already promised that quality rather than quantity will be the mantra, with pace a priority.

That criteria was not top of the agenda when West Ham did some early close-season business with the signing, on a free transfer, of Pablo Zabaleta from City but what the 32-year-old loses in the sprinting stakes, he will more than make up in character and leadership.

West Ham’s major expenditure could be a £20m-plus deal to take striker Kelechi Iheanacho, again from City, but there is a way to go before this one is done.

​Michy Batshuayi could be the next arrival, following his admission that he may leave Chelsea on loan to gain more game time.

Southampton’s Serbian winger Dusan Tadic is another who could join which could mean Robert Snodgrass, only signed from Hull in January, could make an early exit.

The goalkeeper situation also remains unclear despite West Ham activating an option on Adrian’s contract which will keep the Spaniard at the club for a further two years. Both Adrian and Darren Randolph were dropped by Bilic last season.