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West Ham were busy this past summer, rejuvenating their entire strikeforce this summer as Manuel Pellegrini allowed four of them to depart the club, replacing them two new faces in Sebastien Haller and Albian Ajeti.

Marko Arnautovic, Lucas Perez, Andy Carroll and Javier Hernandez all exited east London, bringing in around £30m in funds for the club coffers but £45m was spent on Haller while £8m was handed over to Basel for the services of Ajeti.

Haller has hit four goals in seven appearances to start repaying some of his monster fee but for Ajeti, it's been a struggle. He's only made two first team appearances so far and both of those came in the Carabao Cup, where he struggled and didn't find the net.

But it wasn't just strikers who were allowed to leave over the summer. Carroll was released on a free alongside goalkeeper Adrian, midfielders Edimilson Fernandes and Pedro Obiang also left and Samir Nasri didn't have his short-term contract extended.

As we have reached the second international break, we have decided to take a look at how those who departed east London in the summer are getting on at their new homes.

Marko Arnautovic

As expected, the Austrian striker hasn't been finding the Chinese Super League too tough a prospect having finally got his move away from east London for £25m and joining the mega bucks in the Far East.

The Austrian scored four goals in his first five appearances for the club before the CSL's mid-season break. Since its return though, he hasn't scored since. He has picked up two yellow cards for his troubles as Shanghai SIPG has fallen three points behind leaders Guangzhou Evergrande.

Adrian

The Spanish stopper signed for Liverpool on a free transfer following his release from the Hammers as Jurgen Klopp sold former backup Simon Mignolet.

Adrian was thrust into the spotlight immediately, making his debut in the Premier League opener against Norwich after number one Allisson picked up an injury.

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Adrian saved a penalty in the shootout to see off Chelsea in the Super Cup and then made a howler against Bournemouth on his first league start to gift them a goal.

He's been in goal ever since as the Reds take it easy with Allisson, who could return after the international break. Liverpool have won all eight league games Adrian has played, with the Spaniard keeping two clean sheets.

Javier Hernandez

The Mexican was the fourth and final striker to leave the club this summer as he sealed a move to Sevilla in La Liga.

He's yet to hit the net in La Liga having been a substitute for his three outings so far but he has had some success in the Europa League, scoring twice in two starts in the competition.

He found the net with a fine free kick against Qarabag in a very rare goal from outside of the box, something he never did in the Premier League, and also hit the target against Apoel Nicosia.

Edimilson Fernandes

The Swiss midfielder was the first departure of the summer as he was sold to Mainz in Germany for an undisclosed fee.

Fernandes has been a regular starter for the German side but he is yet to pick up an assist or score a goal in eight games as Mainz struggle with just two victories so far.

Pedro Obiang

The Equatorial Guinea international returned to Italy to sign for Sassuolo this summer. He has started and finished all six games for the Italian's so far but like Fernandes, has only been on the winning side twice and has yet to contribute a goal or an assist.

He has picked up four bookings in his six outings.

Lucas Perez

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One of the victims of Pellegrini's striker cull this summer, Perez returned to Spain and joined La Liga outfit Alaves.

Perez has hit some form in recent weeks, scoring twice in his last two games. He got off the mark for his new side in a 2-0 win over Mallorca and netted again in a 2-1 defeat to Valencia before the international break.

Perez has started four games and been a substitute for four others.

Andy Carroll

Speaking of the striker cull, another one of them to leave earlier this summer was Andy Carroll.

He has re-joined former club Newcastle United as a free agent and has yet to score for his new/old employers. He's only made three appearances after finally recovering from an ankle injury.

Sam Byram

Premier League newboys Norwich City signed the right back after finding himself well down the pecking order at West Ham.

He has started just one Premier League game for the Canaries as they have been given a rude awakening to life back in the top flight as they occupy one of the three relegation places. Jamal Lewis has been preferred at right back over Byram for the majority of the season but Lewis has picked up an injury prior to the international break.

Samir Nasri

The 32-year-old was not offered a contract extension this summer by the Hammers following his brief six-month and injury disrupted stint in the capital and subsequently signed for Anderlecht, now player/managed by former Man City defender Vincent Kompany.

The Belgians have had an absolutely abysmal start to the new season, Nasri was in fact relegated to the reserves for the win over Standard Liege but he has come back into the fold for the last two games.

Anderlecht picked up a much-needed win over Charleroi prior to the international break, just their second win of the season as they struggle badly in 13th, just four places off the bottom of the table.

Toni Martinez

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Martinez was another striker released by the Hammers this summer and he penned a three-year deal with Portuguese tip flight side Famalicao and has started all seven of the Liga NOS games so far as his side are proving to be quite the surprise package.

Martinez scored in the opening wekeend win over Santa Clara but hasn't found the net since, though he's kept his place as Famalicao are unbeaten in the league, winning six of their seven games to sit at the top of the standings.

Marcus Browne

Browne was a surprise departure from the Hammers this summer as big things were expected of him following a fine loan spell - Middlesbrough won the battle for his signature.

He has featured ten times for Jonathan Woodgate's team, five starts and five substitute appearances, but has yet to pick up either a goal or an assist

Reece Oxford

The 20-year-old finally got his move away from the Hammers and joined Augsburg in Germany, who he spent time with on loan last season.

If he wanted regular game time in Germany though, he's not getting it. Hes made just one start for his team and been a substitute five times. The one game he did start was a 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen as Augsburg sit in 14th in the Bundesliga with just one win from seven games.

Mason Barrett

The youngster followed in the footsteps of former U23 teammate Domingos Quina and joined up with Watford's academy set up.

Moses Makasi

Surprisingly released by the Hammers this summer, Makasi had a brief period over the summer without a club before eventually signing with FC Eindhoven in Holland, having also trialled with Huddersfield Town in the Championship during pre-season.

He has started just once in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie so far and that was a 4-0 loss to De Graafschap where he weirdly played as a centre forward despite being a defensive midfielder his entire career. He has made a further three substitute appearances.

Josh Pask

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Another Hammers youngster who was allowed to leave the club this summer, the centre back joined League One side Coventry City on a free transfer.

Pask has yet to feature for his new employers.

Noha Sylvestre

The midfielder returned to his homeland of Switzerland this summer when he joined Neuchatel Xamax in the Swiss top flight and started two of their first three games but has been a mysterious absence ever since, failing to get off the bench five times and dropped down to the U21s twice.