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Sam Inkersole

The West Ham squad numbers available to Maxi Gomez, Salomon Rondon and others this summer

West Ham will be getting a new set of kits for next season and, hopefully, some new players to pull on those new shirts as Manuel Pellegrini bolsters his ranks.

European football is the target next season, top ten was the minimum this campaign, and those European ambitions is something that Pellegrini himself wants to achieve as well as being handed the target by the board.

They aren't going to give him an open chequebook to do it though as the top brass are expected to make just £30m in transfer funds available but the boss can add to that by selling some of his first team stars.

The domestic transfer window is already open, the international one isn't just yet, but a whole host of players have already been tipped to make the move to the Hammers and Pellegrini likes to get his business done early.

But what squad numbers could be available to any potential new arrivals this summer? Obviously so we all know what names and numbers we can get on the back of the brand new replica shirts we're going to purchase before the start of the season....

Free numbers

25 - this number has been vacant for a year as the last person to wear it was former goalkeeper Joe Hart when he was on loan at the Hammers for the 17/18 campaign.

28 - here's a throwback for you. The last West Ham player to don the number 28 was striker Jonathan Calleri, who flopped in east London in 2016/17.  Roger "The Relegator" Johnson also wore the 28 and it was Manuel Lanzini first squad number too.

29 - technically this squad number belongs to Toni Martinez but after two spells away on loan over the past 18 months, it can go to someone else.

36 - the last player to wear the number 36 in the first team was Domingos Quina and he only used it once.  Other players to wear 36 include Wayne Bridge and Blair Turgott.

Potentially available if players leave

13 - Currently occupied by number two stopper Adrian but he is set to be released this summer. He's had the number since 2013 and it was also worn by the late Marc-Vivien Foe.

12 - Jordan Hugill currently owns the number 12 shirt but he's highly unlikely to be at the club come the start of next season . Also worn by play-off final hero Ricardo Vaz Te.

18 - Samir Nasri is all set to depart the club after an unsuccessful six-month stay in east London.  He followed such luminaries as Emmanuel Pogatetz and Julien Faubert to wear the number 18.

27 - Should the Hammers decide to sell Lucas Perez then his number 27 shirt could be become available after just a year of use. Marko Arnautovic had this number for all of a couple of days before Sofiane Feghouli left the club and the Austrian took his number 7 shirt.

Lucas Perez celebrates his second goal against Cardiff (Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

9 - Andy Carroll's number for the last six years, he is also set to be released at the end of his contract. The number 9 shirt should get scooped up quickly.

22 - this  number is currently owned by Sam Byram and previously was worn by Angelo Ogbonna. Byram is third in the pecking order at right back in east London.

17 - Javier Hernandez's number. The Mexican could leave the club this summer if the right offer arrives. Gokhan Tore wore it before Chicharito as did, erm, Benni McCarthy,

14 - Pedro Obiang wants to leave West Ham and if they grant his wish then his number 14 shirt will be available for a new arrival.  The former number of Radsolav Kovac and Ravel Morrison too.

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