West Ham United shortlist Paulo Fonseca and Will Still in David Moyes exit plan update
Paulo Fonseca and Will Still are expected to be on the shortlist to replace David Moyes at West Ham if he leaves, according to 90min.
The outlet reported on their website on 14 February that the two coaches, both of whom have previously been linked to the job at the London Stadium, are set to be in the frame if it comes available and the Scot doesn’t get his deal extended.
Ex-Chelsea boss Graham Potter is reportedly “admired”, although it has been claimed elsewhere that he will not be brought in.
Still is known to be a Hammers fan and the 31-year-old has been in charge at Reims in Ligue 1 for a year and a half, while Fonseca, 50, is the current Lille boss and a former three-time winner of the Ukranian Premier League with Shakhtar Donetsk.
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It still appears to be very much up in the air what will happen at West Ham, with David Sullivan and the board seemingly changing their long-term view of Moyes every couple of months.
When the relegation battle in the Premier League last season appeared to be leading to a summer removal of the Scot there were reported talks with Fonseca so if the club turn to him again they may be some way down the line already.
It is hard not to get the view that a parting of the ways with Moyes was lined up for the summer, but the Europa Conference League trophy win made that impossible.
Given the level of support that he has in certain quarters, not least because of the recent European success, it is easy to see why that was.
But it hasn’t proven a helpful outcome to leave his future in such doubt deep into the next campaign, and in light of the recent form it is somewhat surprising that the Premier League position remains as strong as it does – eighth, level on points with Newcastle in seventh.
Still might be a sentimental choice as a West Ham supporter, but whether his age and record so far might make it a job that suits him better further down the line is a valid question.
Fonseca has a strong CV, having won the double in each of his title winning seasons at Shakhtar, and also lifted a Portuguese Cup with Braga.
But since the indication from recent reports is that Moyes could still get his contract extension, and a decision isn’t likely to come until it is about to expire in the summer, we might not be set for an answer for a while.
In other West Ham news, an agreed London Stadium departure has now collapsed.
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