How West Ham could line up under Jose Mourinho with Paulo Dybala among four stunning transfers
WEST HAM could field a much-changed side should Jose Mourinho be appointed as manager.
The Portuguese boss has been linked with the post as a potential replacement for the under-pressure David Moyes.
Mourinho is believed to be happy at his current side Roma but, according to reports, could soon receive an offer from the Hammers.
Mourinho has another season remaining on his contract at the Stadio Olimpico and it would be a shock if he left.
But should he be convinced for another spell in England he could attract some of his Roma stars to follow suit.
One player that the 60-year-old has been full of praise for since his time in Italy is Chris Smalling.
He believed that the defender should have gone to the World Cup saying that he “would do anything to have someone like him at my disposal”.
The 33-year-old would not break the bank and could be a decent option to replace the injury-prone Kurt Zouma and aging Angelo Ogbonna.
The next option would be a short-term fix to replace Declan Rice, should he be sold in the summer.
As Mourinho loves to have some big men in his team, a reunion with Nemanja Matic would not be that big of a shock.
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The prospect of the Serbian lining-up with Tomas Soucek would be right up Mourinho’s street.
But if Rice is sold then there would be plenty of money to strengthen West Ham’s squad.
The club has struggled for goals this season, scoring only 23 in 25 Premier League games as Michail Antonio and Gianluca Scamacca have failed to be regular goalscorers.
Antonio has even been linked with an interest in the MLS so the club could need another striker to compete with Scamacca and Danny Ings.
Mourinho could look to bring Tammy Abraham back to London to bolster the frontline.
The former Chelsea striker excelled in his first season in Rome, but has slowed in his second campaign.
If West Ham were to offer enough they could tempt Roma into a sale and give Abraham another crack at the Premier League.
The final signing would be an exciting one for Hammers fans.
Paulo Dybala is believed to have a £10.7million release clause in his contract.
The London club would easily be able to afford that and the Argentine could add some extra quality in the frontline alongside Abraham and Jarrod Bowen.
Since joining Roma last summer he has scored 12 goals and assisted six more in 25 appearances in all competitions, so if he could do that at the London Stadium he would quickly become a fan favourite.