West Ham United boss Alan Curbishley maintains he will have final say on all transfers, despite the appointment of new technical director Gianluca Nani.

"I will pick his brains, pick his network and ask for advice - but I will always have the final say," he said.

"I have been a major part in the recruitment and in the job description. Maybe at other clubs the technical director has had more of a far-reaching brief.

"We are concentrating on one area where we feel we need help.

"If you look at his record while he has been at Brescia, the players who have gone through that club, it has been a breeding ground for a lot of the big clubs in Italy.

"A lot of the players playing in the national side have gone through Brescia."