Julen Lopetegui sack by West Ham United as Graham Potter poised to be new head coach

The club are looking at potential striking options with Jarrod Bowen out for six weeks with a fractured foot and Michail Antonio facing a long road back. After he was injure in a car accident last month.

Potter is poise to return to management 20 months สมัคร ufabet since. He was sack by Chelsea just seven months and 31 matches into a five-year contract.

The Hammers face a tough FA Cup third-round trip to Aston Villa on Friday before home league matches with Fulham and Crystal Palace.

West Ham have sack head coach Julen Lopetegui after less than eight months in charge.

The Hammers expecte to announce former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter as the Spaniard’s replacement in the next 24 hours.

“The first half of the 2024/25 season has not aligned with the club’s ambitions and the club has therefore taken action in line with its objectives.

“The board would like to thank Julen and his staff [assistant head coach Pablo Sanz, head of performance Oscar Caro, head analyst Juan Vicente Peinado, fitness coach Borja De Alba, and technical coach Edu Rubio] for their hard work during their time with the Hammers and wish them every success for the future.”

The PA news agency understands talks with Potter were at advanced stage on Tuesday night. With a few contract details still to ironed out.

Lopetegui took training as usual on Tuesday and reported for work on Wednesday officially.