West Ham United legend Tony Cottee is convinced of big things for the coming season.

Cottee lauded the signing of England centre forward Andy Carroll and believes Modibo Maiga, Ricardo Vaz Te and Elliot Lee have parts to play.

He told West Ham TV: "Right at the end of last season, I felt we needed to strengthen up front.

"The Andy Carroll conundrum has been resolved and we obviously have Modibo Maiga, Ricardo Vaz Te and Elliot Lee as the guys who are squad players. To have a successful season in the Premier League you need to have four quality strikers.

"That is the aim as we come towards the start of the season.: