Former Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain boss Unai Emery is reportedly one of the frontrunners for the vacant West Ham United manager's job, after it was announced on Wednesday that David Moyes’ expiring contract wasn’t going to be extended.

The Spaniard is out of a job having been sacked by PSG following a disappointing campaign in which they were knocked out of the Champions League at the round of 16 stage by Real Madrid, and he may well be looking for a quick route back into football.

Whether that will be at the London Stadium remains to be seen, but Irons joint-owner David Sullivan said in a statement on Thursday that the east London outfit are close to appointing a manager "who has a proven record of success at the highest level of the game", and he certainly fits into that category given that he has won the Europa League on three occasions, as well as the Ligue 1 title this term.

If the 46-year-old does get the gig, he may well be keen to bring players he has worked with previously with him to the capital, and that could include stars from the French club and Sevilla.

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With Joe Hart returning to Manchester City following an unsuccessful spell and some doubts still remaining over whether Adrian should be the number one on a regular basis despite an impressive end to the season, a new goalkeeper could be one of West Ham's priorities in the transfer market this summer.

If it is Emery that takes the vacant job, he may well be tempted to try and bring Sevilla number one Sergio Rico to the London Stadium.

The Spaniard knows the 24-year-old well following his time with the La Liga outfit, and his 6ft 5in tall frame and record of 58 clean sheets in 169 appearances in all competitions for Sevilla means he would be a great addition between the sticks.

With Jose Fonte leaving for China in February, James Collins set to leave when his contract expires next month and Winston Reid continuing to be hampered by injury issues, West Ham have been left short at centre-back in the last few months.

Aaron Cresswell is just one of the players that deputised in the three-man defence under David Moyes, and should Emery be the Scot's successor at the London Stadium he will perhaps want to bring in one – and perhaps even two – new central defenders.

Carrico was a regular for Sevilla when Emery was at the helm, but injuries and falling out of favour in general since the Spaniard left the La Liga club could mean that the 30-year-old is ready for a new challenge this summer, and it could be with the Irons.

With Cheikhou Kouyate and Mark Noble often struggling for form this season, one of West Ham's transfer priorities this summer will surely to bring in a new defensive/central midfielder – something they failed to do last year or in January despite that being what Slaven Bilic and David Moyes wanted respectively in the separate windows.

Nzonzi has become one of Sevilla's most important players in recent seasons after Emery brought him to the La Liga outfit in 2015, and while the 29-year-old is effective defensively because of his height and power, he is also useful from an attacking point of view because of the quality of his passing and his ability to create.

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