Slaven Bilic will go under the knife for his hip operation on Wednesday after holding talks with West Ham's board over his future and their summer plans.

The 48-year-old is set for hip replacement surgery, which will rule him out for up to six weeks as he recovers.

A meeting took place in London on Monday between Bilic and West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan, who also acts as the club's director of football.

Slaven Bilic led West Ham to an 11th-placed finish in the Premier League this season

Sportsmail understands there is no threat of Bilic leaving with the club happy to stand by the Croatian. They are planning for pre-season and looking at transfer targets together.

Bilic has a year left on his contract and West Ham are likely to wait until January 2018 to decide whether to hand him a new deal.

That could put pressure on Bilic to ensure West Ham start next season well but he has always remained relaxed about his situation.

The club came 11th in the Premier League after finishing the season with a 2-1 win at Burnley. They finished seventh the season before, when they qualified for the Europa League.

West Ham overcame Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor on the final day of the top flight campaign

Bilic said: 'The doctors told me four or five weeks to come back on the pitch... I'm not a player.' He said he is still confident he will be able to conduct transfer business.

The circumstances of this campaign have not been ideal for Bilic.

He and his squad had to get used to their new surroundings at the London Stadium after leaving Upton Park in the summer.

Bilic also lost his best player in Dimitri Payet, who forced through a £25million move back to Marseille in January.

The HMRC raids in April were also an unwelcome distraction.

It is not unusual for West Ham – or other clubs – to hold end-of-season talks. They are seen as a review of the year gone by.