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Slaven Bilic is trying to bring former Tottenham star Vedran Corluka to West Ham.

The 29-year-old, currently at Lokomotiv Moscow, spent four years at the White Hart Lane club between 2008 and 2012.

Before that, he spent a year at Manchester City but was replaced when then-boss Mark Hughes brought in Pablo Zabaleta.

Corluka was a key player for the Croatian national team under Bilic and was part of the side that lost just eight games in six years under Bilic, the Hammers’ new boss.

He has just been voted one of the best players of the past season at Lokomotiv - one of Bilic’s former clubs - who have lifted the 2015 Russia Cup.

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West Ham had an interest in free agent ex-England full-back Micah Richards following his release by Manchester City. But the 26-year-old is set to join Aston Villa on a free transfer next week when he returns from holiday.

The Irons have also expressed an interest to Arsenal in taking Carl Jenkinson on loan, as they did last season.

The Gunners, however, want a £2million loan fee, which the east Londoners are not prepared to pay.

Meanwhile Mauro Zarate has insisted he is ready to prove himself an asset for Bilic.

The 28-year-old Argentine was brought in by Hammers’ joint-chairman David Gold last summer but then-manager Sam Allardyce rarely included him in his plans and the two men fell out.

Zarate was farmed out on loan to QPR but arrived at Loftus Road disillusioned and unfit. He was also fined for his angry reaction to not being able to make the team to face Liverpool last month.

He was eventually sent back to West Ham who, in turn sent him home to Argentina for a break to regain his fitness ahead of the new season.

With Bilic now in charge, Zarate is aiming for a fresh start next season.

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He said: “It is an exciting time for the club and I want to be part of that. I know the new manager had a good relationship with his players at Besiktas and I want to work hard to become a part of his plans.

“West Ham is still a club that I love. I have been training hard and I am looking forward to showing that I can still be an important player for them.”

Earlier this week, Gold made it clear that Zarate would get another chance.

He said: “The slate has been wiped clean and under Slaven everyone will get their chance.”