West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has just returned from a trip to Italy to meet new Hammers' technical director Gianluca Nani.
Nani will officially begin his new role in June and the London club is set to scout Italian football extensively with a view to summer transfers.
"I went out there because obviously we need to have dialogue," explained Curbishley, who is rumoured to be dissatisfied with Nani's appointment.
"The opportunity arose so I saw three games in all in the time I was out there.
"I went out there Friday and came back Sunday morning and was here for training.
"It's an easy situation to get on with and we're obviously having dialogue all the time - but it's much easier face to face."
The Hammers boss confirmed that he has begun to discuss transfer targets with Nani.
"We discussed a lot of things. I got to see players who could be on our shopping list," he added.
"I was looking at a couple of games, but the main purpose was to have some dialogue.
"Nani came over last week as well to watch the reserve team game and came to the training ground and met everybody so it's obviously an ongoing situation."
