Update emerges on new West Ham United contract for David Moyes
Claret and Hugh’s editor and founder Hugh Southon has shared that West Ham are not planning to hand a new deal to David Moyes at this stage.
The report on 17 October reads that the Hammers wait until Christmas at the earliest in the final year of a manager’s contract.
Moyes was on sack watch a few months ago, but a good European run which culminated in him guiding the side to the Conference League saw him carry on.
Southon wrote, “West Ham will take their time on deciding whether to offer David Moyes a new contract.
“The Hammers are likely to stick to their usual procedure of waiting and seeing in their manager’s final year before coming to a decision.
“David Moyes has has done many good things and David Sullivan stuck with him last season despite some tough times and in pre season when people were panicking.
“However, the club always waits in the last year of a deal until Christmas the earliest or pre-end of season so they will undoubtedly do the same and see how we are doing or have done.”
Fair enough
Last season was undoubtedly spectacular for the Hammers in Europe but domestically it was one of the worst seasons in recent times.
Had UEFA not come up with the idea of the Conference League, there was every chance that Moyes would not have been at the club.
Performances in Europe are one thing but the Hammers need to become a stable league side which is what they are doing this season.
If they are comfortable by Christmas or early next year and there is harmony behind the scenes, there’s every chance that Moyes is given a new deal.
However, if they find themselves in the bottom half and closer to the relegation zone than European places, then things become trickier.
As of now, everyone needs to take it one game at a time and see how things progress in the coming months.
In other West Ham news, the Hammers are now frustrated with a £10m player as a behind-the-scenes revelation has emerged from the London Stadium.