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Julen Lopetegui has agreed a deal to become West Ham manager at the end of the season.
Nothing has been signed yet but the 57-year-old is close to making a return to management following his departure from Wolves in August last year.
Current Hammers boss David Moyes has come under increasing pressure after a poor run of results that has seen his side win one win of their past nine
West Ham have held talks with Julen Lopetegui and could make a decision on manager David Moyes’ future before the end of the season.
Moyes has repeatedly fended off questions about whether he will remain at the club, saying talks will not take place until after their final game at Manchester City on 19 May.
While that is still the plan, BBC Sport understands there is a small possibility of
Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has been handed a one-match touchline ban and an £8,000 fine for his conduct following this month’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by West Ham.
O’Neil was furious Max Kilman’s 99th-minute leveller was ruled out after Tawanda Chirewa was adjudged to be offside and blocking Lukasz Fabianski, therefore interfering with play.
Video assistant referee (VAR) Tim Robinson recommended a review, after which referee Tony Harrington disallowed the
West Ham are still planning to wait until the end of the season before clarifying manager David Moyes’ future.
Moyes’ contract runs out at the end of the campaign and he has refused to say whether his tenure will be extended.
The 60-year-old is the seventh-longest serving manager across England’s four divisions, having replaced Manuel Pellegrini in December 2019.
Moyes steered West Ham clear of relegation trouble that season and
The controversial decision to deny Wolves a stoppage-time equaliser against West Ham was correct, the Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled.
Wolves manager Gary O’Neil said it was “possibly the worst decision I have ever seen” and was charged by the Football Association for his post-match behaviour towards the officials.
Wolves chairman Jeff Shi released a
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil says the decision to disallow a last-gasp equaliser for his team against West Ham was “possibly the worst decision I have ever seen”.
Skipper Maximilian Kilman thought he had levelled in the ninth minute of stoppage time with a header that beat Lucasz Fabianski and found the far
England midfielder Kalvin Phillips needs “support and people to help him”, says West Ham manager David Moyes.
The 28-year-old was allegedly caught making an offensive gesture to fans while getting on the team bus after Saturday’s loss at Newcastle United.
“We need our fans to give all our players the support they require,” Moyes said.
Phillips is on
West Ham United owner David Sullivan says the Premier League “may cease” to be the world’s top division if an independent regulator is introduced.
Such a regulator would be brought in if the Football Governance Bill – which had its first reading in Parliament on Tuesday – is made law.
The UK government announced
West Ham boss David Moyes hopes to “crack the code” that will restore Kalvin Phillips to top form.
The midfielder joined the Hammers on loan from Manchester City in January in an effort to preserve his England place at Euro 2024.
However, he missed out on Gareth Southgate’s latest squad, with the England