West Ham have named former Besiktas manager Slaven Bilic as the man to replace Sam Allardyce.

The Hammers decided not to offer Allardyce a contract renewal at the end of the season after four years in charge of the Boleyn Ground outfit.

And after two weeks of searching for a suitable man to guide the Hammers in to the their new Olympic Stadium in August 2016, and help deliver their ambition of breaking in to the Premier League's top six, they have got their man on a three-year-contract.

West Ham's co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan had reportedly spoken with the likes of Jurgen Klopp, Carlo Ancelotti and Unai Emery during that search, while it is believed Rafa Benitez verbally agreed to take the job before Real Madrid came calling.

But the Hammers have settled for their former defender, Bilic, who represented the club between 1996 and 1997 before signing for Everton.

Bilic made 48 Premier League appearances for West Ham during that time, scoring two goals.

Bilic told West Ham's official site: "I’m really glad to be back with West Ham United.

"It’s in the Premier League, which is among the best in the world. It’s a big challenge and you are competing with the best and what better club to do it with than West Ham.
"My first priority when choosing a club is to look at its ambitions. When I spoke to the Chairmen and Karren Brady, they made clear that it is not only the fantastic new Stadium we are moving into, but they showed their determination and ambition to make what is a big club even bigger."I saw their determination and passion that they want to do that. That was the number one reason. I could feel that they really wanted me so it was an easy choice. "I would say to the West Ham fans that I will give my best and together we will achieve great things."
West Ham's season begins as early as  July 2 with a Europa League first round qualifier.

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