Julen Lopetegui has been sacked as manager of West Ham, the club have confirmed - and have reportedly already lined up his successor.

West Ham have cancelled Wednesday's scheduled press conference featuring manager Julen Lopetegui, with widespread reports saying the Premier League club are preparing sack the Spaniard.

Julen Lopetegui has been sacked by West Ham with the club 14th in the Premier League table. Consecutive heavy defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City were the final nail in the coffin after months of speculation surrounding Lopetegui’s future.

The former Wolves, Real Madrid and Spain manager departs the east London outfit with the team hovering just seven points above the drop zone and 11 points adrift of the top six. ‘West Ham United can confirm that Head Coach Julen Lopetegui has today left the Club,’ a statemeat read.

It was reported on Monday that West Ham were considering whether to sack Julen Lopetegui following a disappointing start to his tenure. The board have held talks with Graham Potter about possibly replacing the Spaniard but as of yet Lopetegui remains in his position.

Julen Lopetegui is set to be sacked as West Ham manager despite leading first-team training on Wednesday.West Ham have held talks with former Chelsea manager Graham Potter about replacing Lopetegui,

West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui is at the club's training ground today despite the reports of him being close to be out of the door. The post Julen Lopetegui At West Ham Training Ground appeared first on Inside Futbol | Latest Football News,

West Ham are considering whether to sack Julen Lopetegui following Saturday's heavy defeat at Manchester City and have held talks with Graham Potter about taking over.