David Sullivan decided to sack Tim Steidten from his role as West Ham United director of football not long after Graham Potter arrived at the club.
Tim Stediten was a highly divisive figure at West Ham, but the overriding consensus was that he made some really big errors in the transfer market on the whole.
And in all fairness to the German, he did send a really classy farewell message to the Hammers after his exit from the London Stadium.
Graham Potter and Kyle Macaulay are now in control of transfer activity at West Ham.
And I’m hoping that will yield more success than Steidten’s tenure.
The German rubbed a lot of people up the wrong way at West Ham, and he was said to be a really unpopular man at the club towards the end.
It’s little wonder why he was eventually sacked.
His view on one player in particular shows just how poor his Premier League talent ID was as well.
Tim Steidten told David Sullivan he made a big £27 million mistake
The Hammers co-owner has received plenty of criticism from the Hammers fans throughout the years.
Most of the stick he gets stems from some really poor recruitment.
Sullivan has made some terrible decisions when it comes to letting players go throughout the years as well.
Either he holds on to underperforming players for too long, or undersells players who have been useful for us.
The Athletic claims that Tim Steidten told David Sullivan he was making a big mistake when he allowed Nayef Aguerd to join Real Sociedad on transfer deadline day in the summer.
I personally don’t agree with that one little bit.
Aguerd joined the Hammers from Rennes in the summer of 2022 for around £27million.
That was money really poorly spent. The one good thing is that the 28-year-old seems to be playing well for Real Sociedad, meaning that we should receive a decent fee for him in the summer.
Wanting to keep Nayef Aguerd was a sackable offence on its own
The 28-year-old proved time and time again that he simply wasn’t good enough for the Premier League.
Sure, he might be playing well out in Spain with Real Sociedad, but that means absolutely nothing in my eyes.
Aguerd didn’t have the physical capabilities needed to succeed in England, and he was bullied time and time again by opposing attackers.
His concentration levels for West Ham were horrendous, and his positional awareness wouldn’t have been good enough for League Two.
The Morocco international was one of the worst centre-backs I have ever seen in a Hammers shirt.
Every single time he played it seemed to me like he just wasn’t up for the battle that lied in wait for him.
West Ham got it spot on by letting Nayef Aguerd leave, despite what Tim Steidten may think.
Hopefully we’re able to get a decent fee for him in the summer.
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