West Ham are in contact with former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini.

The Daily Mail says West Ham have begun the search for Slaven Bilic's successor.

The club have started the process of identifying who would be interested in the job.

Overtures to managers in England and abroad are understood to have taken place.

Mancini, it is understood, is one of the names to have been sounded out.

The club, for now, remain behind Bilic but are making contingency plans in case they decide to make a change.