David Sullivan stance on Graham Potter emerges in West Ham United job update
David Sullivan may have doubts about hiring Graham Potter as a possible replacement for Julen Lopetegui at West Ham United, according to Michael Hincks.
Lopetegui is under immense pressure at the London Stadium as the Irons sit fourteenth in the Premier League with 12 points after 11 games.
Writing in The i on 19 November, Hincks singled out Potter as an “obvious” replacement for Lopetegui in East London but suggested that Sullivan may not be sold on the Englishman.
“At West Ham, Lopetegui’s lacklustre start smacks of a club who know they have chosen the wrong path but remain hesitant to admit it, having taken the big decision to move on from David Moyes’ brand of football – only to circle right back to it”, he wrote.
“Nevertheless, Hammers chairman David Sullivan may well have his doubts around Potter, who feels like an obvious replacement and yet undoubtedly has flaws.”
David Sullivan stance on Graham Potter emerges in West Ham United job update
The Hammers are only five points above the relegation zone, but Lopetegui retains the “100 per cent” support of the club hierarchy [Simon Stone via BBC].
Hincks could, therefore, be right about the Premier League club being reluctant to admit they were wrong to rope in the Spanish tactician.
Sullivan hoped Lopetegui would take the Irons to great heights after replacing David Moyes with him in the summer.
However, they find themselves playing a brand of football that is not too dissimilar from Moyes’.
Sullivan, though, is hesitant to pull the plug on the former Sevilla boss.
Potter has been without a club since leaving Chelsea in April last year, but the Irons chairman will reportedly overlook him even if he sacks Lopetegui [GiveMeSport].
Edin Terzic, another manager linked with the Hammers, is prioritising a move to the Premier League [Sami Mokbel].
Therefore, Sullivan will soon have to make a decision on Lopetegui.
In other West Ham news, the London Stadium has been mooted as a potential destination for this South American midfielder.
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