Nani follows Arsenal way

West Ham technical director Gianluca Nani wants to use Arsenal as a model for improving the club's youth development, writes Andrew Hodgson.

Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola has been told he must sell before he can buy when the transfer window reopens in January, but Nani already has his eye on potential replacements.

The Italian said: "Clubs like Arsenal and Ajax sell players, but they are always able to replace them. We want to build that kind of organisation."

Nani was brought to Upton Park earlier this year, when former manager Alan Curbishley was still in charge, to take control of the club's transfer policy.