West Ham may rue Lopetegui sack decision after Fabrizio Romano update
West Ham United may rue their decision to keep Julen Lopetegui after a recent update from Fabrizio Romano.
The Spanish manager lost his eighth game for the Hammers already in the Premier League to Liverpool on Sunday (29 December).
Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota all got on the scoresheet as Arne Slot’s team beat the Irons 5-0 away from home.
The 58-year-old head coach is still expected to keep his job despite the manner of defeat against the Reds [Jacob Steinberg, 30 December].
David Sullivan seems reluctant to end Lopetegui’s tenure at the London Stadium, but if the Spaniard remains in charge, things could seemingly get worse for them.
Fabrizio Romano update for West Ham United
Sergio Conceicao was considered one of the options for taking over the East London club and fancied moving to the Hammers [TEAMtalk, 12 December].
The Portuguese has been without a job since leaving Porto earlier this year, but he’s set to be announced as the new AC Milan head coach, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Italian transfer expert has revealed on X (30 December) that Paulo Fonseca will be fired by AC Milan and replaced by the 50-year-old.
In the last three weeks, Conceicao has rejected offers from European and South American teams in favour of the Serie A giants.
Sullivan has repeatedly delayed the inevitable at West Ham, and the Hammers’ chief has shot himself in the foot by opting to stick with Lopetegui instead of pursuing an experienced manager like the Portuguese.
The 58-year-old head coach could be under seemingly more pressure after a loss to Manchester City at the Etihad on 4 January.
In other West Ham news, Jamie Carragher shared a shocking verdict after the Liverpool thrashing.
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