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You have to go back to 2018, one of West Ham's brightest stars who had been lighting up the Premier League had just had an amazing season, he was off to play alongside his hero and mentor Lionel Messi for his country Argentina, ahead of returning to the domestic league where newly ensconced manager Manuel Pellegrini had planned to build his entire team around the 'hot property' that WAS Manuel Lanzini, the Little Jewel.

Palace: Guaita, Ward, Guéhi, Andersen, Mitchell, Milivojevic ©️, Hughes, Schlupp, Ayew, Edouard, Benteke Subs: Butland (GK), Matthews (GK), Tomkins, Kelly, Riedewald, Olise, Eze, Mateta
West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Johnson, Soucek, Rice©️, Bowen, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio. Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Vlasic, Fredericks, Masuaku, Kral, Alese, Noble, Oko-Flex.

West Ham could sign Authur Cabral from Swiss outfit Basel as early as this coming Wednesday, which would make him eligable to face Leeds United in the FA Cup and League double commencing on January the 9th. If you thought that the financial crisis was limited to British clubs, look again and see just how MASSIVE the financial fall out in Europe has been!