• Midfielder Nasri eligible to play from 1 January
• Pellegrini and Nasri worked together at Manchester City
Manuel Pellegrini is hopeful “the real Samir Nasri” will emerge if the Frenchman convinces West Ham to sign him on a free transfer.
West Ham remain undecided about whether to offer the former Manchester City midfielder a six-month deal worth £80,000 a week with the option of a one-year extension, and are assessing the 31-year-old’s fitness in training as he nears the end of his 18-month doping ban. However Pellegrini is in favour of signing Nasri, who is not eligible to play until 1 January, and does not think the France international is past his best.
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