Neil Moxley tells Tim Steidten to quit West Ham United as chaotic rumours fly
Sunday People journalist Neil Moxley has told Tim Steidten to quit his role as technical director at West Ham following the infighting behind the scenes at the London Stadium.
On page 52 of the Sunday People’s print edition on 6 August, Moxley said some kind of “chaos” is never too far away for the Hammers, but that this issue should have been avoided following the sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal.
With Steidten and David Moyes reportedly disagreeing on which targets the club should be looking to bring in this summer, Moxley argued that the Irons boss has “earned the right” to sign who he wants.
“Some kind of chaos is never too far away with the East Enders but this is one issue that should – and could – have been avoided,” said Moxley.
“Moyes wants the likes of James Ward-Prowse and Harry Maguire. Apparently, Steidten doesn’t. In that case, who does the club value more? The manager who has brought them silverware or a pen-pusher no one has ever heard of?
“It’s not even a question. Close the door on the way out, Tim – and let Moyes bring in who he wants. He’s earned the right.”
Not progressive
Moxley is right in a sense that Moyes has earned the right to have a say in who the club brings in, but no successful Premier League side goes on just the manager’s opinion anymore.
It’s not a progressive step in the slightest to hand all the power to someone that may not even be at the club beyond the next few months, given that he was probably close to losing his job not too long ago.
The Hammers have been well behind a lot of their top-flight rivals in how they conduct their transfer business in recent years, relying on a poor scouting network and the same agents to get deals done.
The appointment of Steidten, who signed a number of gems during his time at Bayer Leverkusen, is a step in the right direction to try and put together a plan to bring in players that are going to take the club forward over a number of years and potentially command high transfer fees in the future.
There is no reason why we can’t find some common ground between the two approaches, adding some necessary Premier League experience as well as a couple of up-and-coming talents from the continent.
In other West Ham news, the Hammers are in pole position to sign a “monster” from a CL club.