West Ham co-chairman David Gold has promised fans the club will make another huge statement of intent in the summer transfer window following the appointment of Manuel Pellegrini.
Pellegrini was unveiled as the new Hammers manager on Tuesday, with the arrival of a Premier League-winning boss seen as a big step toward the club’s goal of competing for European football.
There are reports the former Manchester City and Real Madrid boss will get £75million to spend to strengthen his squad, as West Ham look to improve on their 13th-place finish to the Premier League.
And, speaking EXCLUSIVELY to talkSPORT host Jim White on Wednesday, Hammers chief Gold confirmed the boss will be given funds.
“You can’t put a figure on [what Pellegrini has to spend this summer] because you don’t know the players who are going to leave, therefore that will add to the kitty, or wont, as it might be,” he said.
“What I can assure everybody is that we’ll probably spend more money in this window than we’ve spent in any window in the past.
“That bodes well for our intent and we must wait and see where it takes us.”
Pellegrini has already said he hopes to sign four or five new players this summer, and Gold has revealed the new boss is already hard at work in the transfer market.
“He’s working on it right now, that’s his job, that’s why he’s been brought in,” added the Hammers chief.
“He’s identified the positions he feels he needs to strengthen and it’s up to him now to tell us the players and we’ll do everything we can to bring them in.”
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