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West Ham offer Pablo Zabaleta incredible £100,000-a-week two-year deal to sign from Manchester City

Veteran full-back is out of contract this summer and Hammers initially went after Bacary Sagna

WEST HAM have offered Pablo Zabaleta the chance to make a new start away from Manchester City.

The veteran full-back is out of contract this summer and there has been no talk of fresh terms.

 West Ham want Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta
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West Ham want Manchester City full-back Pablo ZabaletaCredit: AP:Associated Press

Hammers are offering a two-year, £100,000-a-week deal as boss Slaven Bilic switches attention to Zabaleta after initially making an enquiry for his City team-mate Bacary Sagna.


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Zabaleta, 32, has been at City since August 2008 and told Sport360: “I’m not getting any younger and we see new players coming in for the future.

 The 32-year-old defender could get a new lease of life in East London
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The 32-year-old defender could get a new lease of life in East LondonCredit: EPA
 Slaven Bilic wants to bring the Argentinian to West Ham
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Slaven Bilic wants to bring the Argentinian to West HamCredit: Reuters
 Slaven Bilic has faced questions over his future but is already planning summer signings
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Slaven Bilic has faced questions over his future but is already planning summer signingsCredit: Rex Features

“You have to accept it, especially for this club which is so demanding in terms of trying to win trophies. I didn’t expect to be here so long.”

City are also set to show Sagna and Gael Clichy the exit, with Pep Guardiola keen on Spurs’ Kyle Walker and Danny Rose, plus Alex Sandro of Juventus.

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