Julen Lopetegui he is no longer West Ham manager. News that is not surprising because it has been awaited for hours: “West Ham United can confirm that manager Julen Lopetegui has left the club today. The first half of the 2024/25 season was not in line with the ambitions of the Club, which has therefore adopted measures in line with its objectives”, reads the press release.
“The Club can confirm that assistants Pablo Sanz, Oscar Caro, Juan Vicente Peinado, Borja De Alba and Edu Rubio are also leaving with immediate effect. The Board of Directors would like to thank Julen and his staff for their hard work during their time with the Hammers and wishes them every success for the future.
His successor seems to have already been chosen: Graham Potter he should sit on the West Ham bench as early as Friday evening at Aston Villa in their FA Cup debut. The agreement is practically defined, on the basis of a contract until next June and an automatic option for the next two seasons in case certain sporting results are achieved. The Hammers, according to gazzetta.itthey had also considered Max Allegri as a candidate, but his reluctance to take on the team in the running made this hypothesis dissolve.