West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini splashed the cash during the summer
He told Love Sport Radio: “We have got some top class players at the club, there’s no doubt about that.
“If you’re looking at West Ham, I was saying the top five/top six teams, they should be there in my opinion.
“The players that they’ve got there, and how they performed against Liverpool and the top teams.
“You’re saying where they should be thinking, I’m saying top five really.
West Ham hero Marlon Harewood says fans will eventually back Marko Arnautovic (Image: GETTY)
“After the game against Liverpool, they can do it, so that’s my opinion.”
Pellegrini was on the cusp of losing Marko Arnautovic during the January transfer window.
The club rejected multiple offers from Shanghai SIPG with their influential forward pushing for a move.
A transfer failed to materialise and Arnautovic has since signed a new contract.
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