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JAAP STAM has jumped to the top of West Ham’s wanted list to replace Slaven Bilic.
Pressure is mounting on Bilic after a disappointing run of results and talks over a new contract for the Croat have been shelved until the summer.
The Hammers’ co-chairman David Sullivan expressed his frustration after a 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth, and publicly apologised to fans after last week’s 3-2 home defeat to Leicester.
Former Manchester United star Stam has impressed at Reading.
The 44-year-old has signed a two year deal is only in his first full-time job in management, but he has taken the Royals into the play-off positions in the Championship
Part of the attraction for West Ham is that they would only need to pay compensation for one season’s salary to Reading for the Dutchman.