Slaven Bilic is back on his feet following hip replacement surgery and met Pablo Zabaleta for the first time on Wednesday at West Ham’s Rush Green training ground.
Zabaleta, 32, also met his new team-mates as the Hammers squad were brought in for tests ahead of the new season.
‘I said to some of the lads that I’d never been in weather like that before in pre-season in Manchester,’ Zabaleta said. ‘It’s really good.
‘It’s nice to meet the players, the manager, the staff and all the people at the training ground, so I’m happy to be here.