Julen Lopetegui OFFICIALLY given his marching orders
West Ham United have officially parted ways with head coach Julen Lopetegui.
The former Real Madrid and Spain manager arrived at the Hammers’ Rush Green training ground today, fully expecting to be dismissed, so his departure comes as little surprise. In truth, Lopetegui has been aware since before the Premier League defeat to Manchester City that his time in the West Ham hot seat was nearing an end.
The Spaniard unexpectedly led training today. However, as reported earlier on Claret and Hugh, Graham Potter is expected to oversee the Hammers’ final training session tomorrow ahead of their FA Cup tie against Aston Villa.
Lopetegui’s tenure at West Ham, which began in the summer, has been plagued by difficulties, and he has clearly reached a point where he was unable to advance the club beyond the foundations laid by former manager David Moyes.
The club released the following statement:
West Ham United can confirm that Head Coach Julen Lopetegui has today left the Club.
The first half of the 2024/25 season has not aligned with the Club’s ambitions and the Club has therefore taken action in line with its objectives.
The Club can confirm that Assistant Head Coach Pablo Sanz, Head of Performance Oscar Caro, Head Analyst Juan Vicente Peinado, Fitness Coach Borja De Alba and Technical Coach Edu Rubio have also left with immediate effect.
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.
The process of appointing a replacement is underway.
The Club will be making no further comment at this time.
