Pellegrini heading to West Ham from China
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manuel pellegrini favourite to succeed david moyes at west ham appeared closer to a return to the premier league saturday after his chinese club released him1 the chilean manager who led manchester city to the title in 2014 has been heavily linked with the hammers job as the london club tries to reassure supporters with a high-calibre appointment following a turbulent season1 pellegrini joined chinese super league club hebei china fortune in 2016 after he was replaced at city by pep guardiola1 we feel thankful for pellegrinis contribution to our club and wish him good luck in the future hebei said in a statement posted on weibo chinas twitter-like social media platform1 west ham finished 13th in the premier league after a slump early in the season saw them drop into the relegation zone1 slaven bilic was sacked in november and replaced by moyes who helped them avoid the drop but still departed at the end of the campaign1 i would like to reassure our supporters that we have left no stone unturned in selecting the individual we believe is the right man to take west ham united forward joint chairman david sullivan had said in a statement on thursday1 despite top-flight survival west ham struggled with problems on and off the pitch throughout the 2017-18 season1 discontent among supporters had been bubbling for months over the teams performance and teething problems at the london stadium the clubs home since 20161