Slaven Bilic has been a busy manager in recent months bringing in 13 new players but maybe his biggest move of the summer was keeping Dimitri Payet at West Ham United.
Payet was one of the star performers at the European Championship Finals during the summer and showed once again why he is rated one of the best players in Europe.
The France international became a cult hero with the Hammers fans in just his first season in the Premier League and scored a number of goals, including some memorable free-kicks.
In Part Two of our exclusive interview with the Hammers manager, Bilic says he is thrilled that Payet has stayed at the Club and hopes he can grow even stronger this season.
Bilic said: “It is key for us if he can produce his best form again. He has the qualities that the best players have and can help change a game. They are influencing their team-mates and opponents.
“He makes the team play better and everyone around him is benefitting. The team recognised that last season.”
With over £1billion being spent on new players during the summer, Bilic shares his views on the big money being invested by all the Premier League clubs.
He added: “It’s a bit too crazy especially if you watch television and you go like how many minutes to go, how many seconds to go, if we break one billion and all that. It’s all crazy but you can’t stop it.”