Karren Brady urging West Ham to hire interesting Julen Lopetegui successor

West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady is pushing for the membership to nominate an “attention-grabbing” alternative for Julen Lopetegui, with the Spaniard’s sacking nonetheless very a lot on the playing cards over this festive interval.

Julen Lopetegui underneath stress regardless of surviving West Ham axe

Lopetegui managed to maintain his job after reigning supreme within the “El Sackico” in opposition to Wolves on Monday, however the 58-year-old continues to be hanging by a thread heading into Christmas.

Lopetegui’s early reign has been considered one of actual disappointment after the membership spent over £120 million on new signings in the summertime window, having received simply 5 instances over their opening 15 Premier League video games.

There are additionally recommendations that Lopetegui has been clashing with key West Ham players behind-the-scenes, so it has been removed from simple for the ex-Actual Madrid and Spain boss, who’s dealing with weekly hypothesis revolving round his place within the dugout.

Former FC Porto boss Sergio Conceicao has privately expressed a preference over joining West Ham above the likes of Everton and Wolves, and there are quite a few different candidates who’ve been linked with the doubtless vacant publish.

One in every of them is former Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter, who has been out of labor since his sacking by the previous mid-way by 2023.

Potter is one of the West Ham managerial favourites, as per reviews within the final fortnight, with the previous Ostersunds boss additionally open to taking the job on a short-term contract till the tip of the season.

Karren Brady pushing Graham Potter for West Ham supervisor’s job

That’s in keeping with dependable journalist Ben Jacobs, who additionally writes for TEAMtalk that Baroness Brady is pushing Potter for the West Ham manager’s job behind-closed-doors.

Jacobs claims there may be nonetheless a really actual risk West Ham might sack Lopetegui over the subsequent two weeks, relying on outcomes, and Potter stays excessive on the shortlist alongside different names like Matthias Jaissle, Massimiliano Allegri, Edin Terzic and Conceicao.

What might give Potter a bonus over fellow contenders is his willingness to take the position on a short-term interim foundation, a situation each Terzic and Allegri aren’t too eager on.

The tactician has undergone a really completely different pathway to most different elite English managers – first gaining consideration by main Swedish minnows Ostersunds FK from the fourth tier to Europa League final 32 – however this should not be seen as a deal-breaker.

“I spoke to Graham final 12 months,” mentioned Wayne Rooney on Potter in 2022, by way of an interview with The Instances. “I had just a few hours with him on Zoom, and he went by his journey with me. He was good, attention-grabbing.

“You have a look at Graham, or Arsene Wenger who went to Asia. [Jose] Mourinho has been in other places. Fergie began with small golf equipment in Scotland. Patrick Vieira managed over right here [at New York City FC] and went to France.

“Everybody has a unique pathway however all of them did what they did to teach themselves and higher themselves. Generally as a supervisor you simply take the job that’s there, and work your approach from there.”