The pre-season tours are done, the summer sweat of preparation almost complete. Now just the fine tuning before the opening weekend of another Premier League season.
The West Ham players look relaxed in the relative calm before the storm. There are smiles everywhere, from new signings such as Danish goalkeeper Mads Hermansen and veteran Callum Wilson, to Brazilian Lucas Paqueta, now free from the threat of a career-ending ban had he been found guilty by the FA of breaching betting regulations.
