West Ham United are in the market for a new manager, as David Moyes could very well be on his way out of London at the end of the season when the Hammers make a final decision on his future.
The season started brightly for Moyes and West Ham, who seemed to be rebounding from a poor 2022/23 campaign, strengthened by the additions of key attacking talents James Ward-Prowse and the young Mohammed Kudus.
But recent results have been uninspiring. The actual quality of play on the pitch has deteriorated to the doldrums, to the point where West Ham fans cannot see how things get better under Moyes, who has seemingly peaked at the club.
Julen Lopetegui has been one of the names thrown around as a possible Moyes replacement, much to the chagrin of West Ham fans. They would like someone with more exciting attacking ideas and a better recent track record of success, even if Lopetegui did have good times with Sevilla (nearly challenging for the LaLiga title in 2021/22 before Real Madrid ran away with it).
According to The Guardian’s Jacob Steinberg, West Ham have had talks with Lopetegui, but there are those within the club’s hierarchy who are not convinced by him and are cautious about hiring him as Moyes’ replacement.
It sounds like there is more trepidation regarding Julen Lopetegui, who fared poorly with Wolves and was not a good solution for Real Madrid either, prior to finding some limited success at Sevilla.
West Ham are showing interest in Paul Fonseca, who is a younger and more exciting option than Lopetegui. After struggling at Wolves, a higher-profile Premier League gig in West Ham probably isn’t in the cards for the Spanish manager.
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