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West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has set new Irons boss Slaven Bilic the target of a top-eight finish next season in the Premier League. Bilic, who joined West Ham at the beginning of June, had also agreed to walk away from the club without a payout if they are relegated. "Slaven knows what is expected of him," Sullivan said according to the The Sun. "He gets no bonus unless we finish top eight or above. He has accepted that." "We also insisted he agrees to being sacked with no pay-off if we get relegated. "If he utterly fails, it's his responsibility. But Bilic sees this as his big chance and has an amazingly positive attitude." Sullivan also revealed that new Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez was originally the man chosen to replace Sam Allardyce in the Hammers hot-seat, before being offered the Bernabeu job. "We spoke to several coaches ahead of Slaven and had everything sorted out with Rafa," he said. "Then he got a call from Real Madrid and called to say sorry but he was going there, as it was his dream. "But Slaven should not feel bad that he wasn't first choice. In fact, he has told us he will prove that he should have been. You can't argue with that."
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