5 top players West Ham United nearly signed

West Ham United have become a team of late with little chance of success. They have lost all four of their Premier League games this season, and this appears just to be the beginning. Their fans have become outraged by their performances, and the new stadium has not had a good impact with the atmosphere silent and unhappy.

However, they were once a team who managed to sign top class players. This included the likes of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano who were two of the most sought out youngsters in the World at the time. It looked as though Real Madrid would snap them up, but instead, it was West Ham. This did not make much of a difference to their form, however.

These 5 players would shock Hammers fans. If these players had joined the club, then they may have become one of the best teams in the Premier League if not the world.

#5 Loic Remy

SK Rapid v Chelsea F.C. - Friendly Match

Loic Remy has played for numerous clubs in his time. He has an ego that requires more money each time he changes clubs- which is very often. He may now be a nobody who plays for Lille, but once upon a time, he was playing for clubs such as Chelsea and Lyon.

West Ham nearly signed him in 2013 but their attempts were not successful due to Remy demanding a monster wages amount. This could have been a great signing for West Ham with their lack of goals of late.

#4 Wilfried Bony

Notts County v Swansea City - The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round

Bony became a star when he joined the Premier League in 2012. He had a great first season in the Premier League for Swansea scoring 25 goals in all competitions.

However, he nearly never joined Swansea. West Ham also wanted the big man up front and were willing to spend 10.2 million pounds to hijack the move. West Ham instead signed Andy Carrol, who turned out to be a bad decision with his lack of match fitness.

Bony returned to Swansea in 2017 after playing for Man City in the Premier League where he won the League title on one occasion

#3 Edison Cavani

Paris Saint Germain v As Monaco - League Cup Final

In 2008 Cavani nearly joined West Ham for a season-long loan. The then 22-year-old however did not join the Hammers after a deal for him did not materialize on deadline day. He decided to stay in Italy which turned out to be a great decision for the PSG man.

He now plays for PSG where he has scored 116 goals and has become one of the World's Best. It looks like he may win the Champions League this season with the likes of Neymar and Mbappe also in the PSG team.

#2 Didier Drogba

Chelsea v West Ham United - Premier League

In 2002 West Ham tried to sign the Ivorian frontman for around £200 thousand. This deal did not go through due to the sum offered being far too small. This could have led to West Ham winning the League with Drogba going on to win multiple Premier League titles.

The Ivorian is now running down his career in America with Phoenix Rising where he has scored 4 goals in 5 matches in 2018. He has also started his punditry career and he is keen to make it a full-time profession when he retires from football.

#1 Neymar

Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: First Leg

Neymar may now be one of the best players in the World and also the most expensive, but he was once approached by West Ham. In 2010 just after the World Cup West Ham made a bid. They were offering £16 million for the player. This deal however never seemed very likely to happen, with the player not keen on it.

Neymar has gone on to play for Barcelona and now PSG where he has scored 4 goals in the first 4 games of the 2018/19 season so far.

It would have been amazing to see Neymar at West Ham yet it also seems very unlikely that it would have happened.

Which of these 5 players should West Ham have signed? Leave your comments down below.