Shock report claims West Ham have initiated contact to bring St Louis sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel to the London Stadium.
Lutz Pfannenstiel was recently linked with the Sporting Director post at West Ham.
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It seemed like a rather bizarre report at the time, considering the fact that Mark Noble only began his role as Sporting Director at the London Stadium in January of this year.
So with that in mind, West Ham bringing in Pfannenstiel, 49, wouldn’t make much sense would it. Unless of course, the club have a different type of role lined up for the German…
West Ham initiate contact to bring Lutz Pfannenstiel to London Stadium
According to a report from Sport BILD, the Hammers have made an ‘official request’ to prise the 49-year-old Sporting Director away from MLS club St Louis City.
Pfannenstiel has worked wonders with St Louis in the MLS.
The Missouri outfit are currently sitting at the top of the Western Conference MLS table after some fantastic summer recruitment.
As mentioned earlier though, I really can’t see this one being true, unless West Ham want the former professional goalkeeper to work alongside Noble or in a different role entirely.
Whether Noble is the right man for the job or not is not yet clear. Personally I don’t think he is, as he has zero experience in the field. However, the least that he deserves is a chance to prove himself.
I have heard very good things about Lutz Pfannenstiel and what he has done with Dusseldorf and now St Louis City.
I just can’t see him swapping Missouri for East London just yet.
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