And Hammers manager Slaven Bilic, so far foiled in his attempts to persuade Jermain Defoe back to the club, is set to make a second bid to lure Belgian misfit Michy Batshuayi from Chelsea – but this time with a permament move.

Bilic has singled out Icelandic star Sigurdsson, who has scored five goals this season and is also a target for Everton, as the man he wants to step into the shoes of Payet, who he revealed on Thursday has gone on strike and refused to pay for the club.