West Ham have been offered 3 managers – Steidten wants a German coach but board not keen

Despite Julen Lopetegui still being West Ham United manager, the stories around his potential replacement are only growing.

Multiple names have been linked and there’s reportedly already been refusals, although how much truth is in that isn’t clear.

Some interesting claims now come from Foot Mercato. The well connected French source claims three managers have been offered to West Ham, presumably by an intermediary.

Those managers are named as Christophe Galtier , Maurizio Sarri and Massimiliano Allegri. The latter two are out of work and have presumably been fishing around for opportunities, indeed Sarri himself has said he’d be prepared to take a job midway through this season.

Galtier is currently in Qatar with Al-Duhail and presumably fancies a return to European football.

However, as Foot Mercato have it, whilst the options haven’t been ruled out, West Ham aren’t jumping at any of the three.

According to the report, Tim Steidten would like to take on a German coach. However, the Hammers board would prefer an Englishman.

There’s going to have to be compromise somewhere should Lopetegui leave.

Graham Potter closing in on joining West Ham United

West Ham United manager Julen Lopetegui is under a lot of pressure after a disappointing start to the season, and he could be shown the door soon, with Graham Potter a target.

According to a report by Football Insider, former Chelsea manager Graham Potter is now close to joining West Ham United as their new manager. The East London club are in advanced talks with the 49-year-old manager to take over from Lopetegui, and it remains to be seen whether they can finalise the deal quickly.

West Ham are currently 14th in the league table, and they were expected to fight for European qualification this season. Things have clearly not gone according to plan, and a managerial change would hardly be a surprise amid the links with Graham Potter.

It will be interesting to see if Potter can turn things around at the East London club. He has previously shown his quality at Brighton & Hove Albion, and he will be expected to get them firing once again. The 49-year-old manager had an underwhelming spell at Chelsea, and he will look to bounce back strongly.

There is no doubt that the Englishman is a quality manager, and he will be desperate to get his career back on track. A fresh start at West Ham could be ideal. It will be interesting to see if he can help the Hammers bounce back and finish the season strongly. They could still secure a top-half finish and push for European qualification.

West Ham and Potter could be a good match

There is no doubt that West Ham have a quality squad at their disposal. Lopetegui has not been able to get the best out of them, and a new manager could be ideal. West Ham have the players to execute Potter’s brand of attacking football, and the 49-year-old manager could bring the best out of them as well.

West Ham has been linked with other managers, including Roger Schmidt, recently, and it seems that Lopetegui is on borrowed time. It would be ideal for them to change their manager before the January transfer window so that the new manager can come in, assess his squad and bring in the right reinforcements when the transfer window reopens midway through the season.