August last year was when the floodgates opened for West Ham's spending, bringing in six players for more than £70million.
This year, it seems they need another deluge, with their only arrivals being El Hadji Malick Diouf for £19m, two Bosman transfers - Kyle Walker-Peters and Daniel Cummings - and £33m Jean-Clair Todibo, who in a way was already at the club.