“West Ham” announced the dismissal of Lopetegui from the position of head coach

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Premier League side West Ham United have announced the sacking of Julen Lopetegui after just seven months in charge, with Graham Potter set to take over as the club’s new manager.

Lopetegui took over as manager at the London Stadium in May with a £130million summer spending spree, but has won just six of his 20 league games and sits 14th in the table with 23 points. The final straw for the board’s sacking may have been the results of his last two games, a 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool and a 4-1 away defeat to Man City.

In addition to Lopetegui, assistant Pablo Sanz, fitness coach Borja de Alba and technical coach Edu Rubio have also left the team. 

The club have also parted company with Lopetegui’s backroom staff, including his assistant Pablo Sanz, head of performance Oscar Caro, head analyst Juan Vicente Peinado, fitness coach Borja de Alba and technical coach Edu Rubio.

“The board would like to thank Julen and his staff for their hard work during their time with the Hammers and wish them every success for the future,” added the club’s statement.

“The process of appointing a replacement is under way.”

Sources with an understanding of the situation told หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ Sport that Potter had received other offers since leaving Chelsea, but had chosen to join West Ham given the stable ownership and a track record of allowing managers time to build.

Potter also felt the club had a good squad compared to others in the lower end of the Premier League and the job felt like a good fit.

The front-runner to take over is Graham Potter, the 49-year-old who has previously managed Swansea City, Brighton and Chelsea. However, it remains to be seen whether the club will appoint Potter in time for Friday night’s FA Cup third-round tie at Aston Villa.