Morgan Amalfitano was brought to West Ham by Sam Allardyce and the fans knew little or nothing about him.

Some fans would remember him for a lovely solo goal for West Brom against Manchester United, but apart from that, not much was known about the Frenchman from the Cote D’Azur town of Nice.

In his few games for West Ham he showed some silky skills, some nice movement off the ball, a good first touch and scored a few decent goals, most notably the third against Liverpool at home to settle a few West Ham nerves.

His pace was often lacking and he rarely showed a willingness to track back and help out defensively. Often prefered by the fans to everyones favourite hate figure, Kevin Nolan, it’s safe to say his time at West Ham was never going to end well.

Following a much publicised spat with manager Slaven Bilic in August 2015, in which Morgan was deemed to have breached club rules, he was forced to train with the U21 squad.

It’s still unclear as to what exactly happened, but whatever it was, Slaven Bilic obviously didn’t approve.

So now he has left the club by mutual consent, probably with one of Slaven Bilic’s size nines up his derriere, here are my five choices of who should replace him in the squad.

That is in fact, if the manager feels the need to replace him at all…

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Rafinha

Valued at £9million, the price-tag for this Brazilian midfielder would ordinarily be well outside of our budget.

But with his contract with Barcelona due to expire at the end of June 2016, the Catalan club could well be willing to listen to offers instead of losing him for nothing in the summer.

Scoring four times in thirty two appearances for Celta Vigo during the 2013-14 season saw him get a call up for the Brazil national team. He now has two international caps with one goal to his name.

Putting in a performance in the sunshine of Brazil and Spain in one thing, but could he perform on a cold, damp windy February night in the North East of England? I would love to find out.
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Sofiane Feghouli

The Valencia midfielder is another player who is due to be a free agent in the summer, and as West Ham aren’t exactly flush with cash at the moment, a free transfer, loan or nominal fee could be the way to go.

He played 33 times for Valencia last term, netting six times.

He has 35 international caps for Algeria and has twice been named Algerian player of the year.

Still only 25 years of age, he has his best playing days ahead of him.
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Joel Campbell

Joel Campbell is one of the few players Arsene Wenger is unsure about.

He has been on Arsenal’s books since 2011 and has been sent out on loan every season since.

During his spells on loan at Lorient, Real Betis, Olympiacos and Villareal, he made 100 appearances and scored 14 goals.

It’s not often Arsene Wenger lets a player go out on loan for so many years without letting him go permanently so Arsene must see something worthwhile in him.

Would he be willing to let him go to a rival team? I think it would worth an enquiry at the least, especially considering that he too, can leave for free in the summer.
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Andriy Yarmolenko

Currently valued at over £15m, Andriy is one of the jewels in Dynamo Kievs dominant team.

He has yet to sign a new contract with the club and has previously stated his desire to play in one of the top European leagues. All the time the contract remains unsigned, the cost of any potential transfer gets less and less.

He has played 181 games for Dynamo Kiev and scored an impressive 71 goals during that time. He also has 20 international goals for the Ukraine.

There hasn’t been many Russian or Ukrainian players that have come to the Premier league and been a success and there would be doubts as to whether Andriy could make the step up or not.

At the right price in January or a free in June, I think this deal could be worth a go.
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Ravel Morrison

Ravel Morrison is, without doubt, a Marmite player. You either love him, or you hate him – flashes of brilliance are marred by moments of childish petulance.

There is no doubting he has the talent to be a top player, but the urge to go off the rails is all too compelling for the young boy.
He was never a Sam Allardyce type of player. So whether he set the Premier league alight under Big Sam or not, he was always going to be surplus to requirements.

The hoof ball style of play under Big Sam was not how Ravel liked to play his football. But the attacking style of play we’ve been seeing from Slaven Bilic would have been ideal for Ravel to shine.

Whether Slaven would have put up with his mood swings and childish tantrums is another matter. We’ve already seen from the Morgan Amalfitano incident that Bilic isn’t prepared to put up with any unnecessary behaviour from his players.

Ravel has been in the papers lately slating his time at West Ham, but I think sometimes, somethings are better second time around. Would he want to come back? Unlikely. Would he be wanted by the manager and owners? Possibly. I personally would never say never.

The Ravel debate will run and run and will be the topic of discussion in many pubs and bars across the country, but the replacement for Amalfitano is up to the manager and his staff.

But if the managers’ past transfers are anything to go by, we can expect an exciting player to walk through the doors of E13.

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