What’s Hot and What’s Not from West Ham’s season so far

HOT – January transfer window

Not many sides did much business, let alone good business, in the January transfer window, but West Ham were certainly one of those that got most things absolutely right.

Bringing in the highly-rated duo of Jose Fonte and Robert Snodgrass was excellent business from the club, with defender Fonte one of the most consistent centre-backs in the Premier League over the last few years, while Scottish international Snodgrass is the main reason Hull still have a fighting chance of avoiding relegation this term.

However, it wasn’t just the incomings they got right, they got the outgoings spot on as well.

Unhappy star Dimitri Payet left for Marseille, they terminated Simone Zaza’s loan spell after the striker failed to find the net during his stay in East London, and they also let highly-rated youngsters Toni Martinez and Reece Oxford go out on loan in search of much-needed first team football.

Clearly, Bilic and his team got everything right during January, and it has certainly raised the optimism levels around the London Stadium ahead of the remainder of the season and beyond.