The West Ham board consider a brand new manager name as a ‘real possibility’ to replace David Moyes as a report makes a big Xabi Alonso claim.
As the pressure has increased on David Moyes at West Ham in recent months so too has the variety of names being linked as his potential replacement.
Hammers fans will be well aware of the list of managers being linked with replacing Moyes this summer.
Earlier this week a report claimed West Ham have a six-man shortlist to replace the Scot should they part ways at the end of the season.
Stirring comebacks to draw with Arsenal and beat Gent have helped West Ham’s bid for survival and secured a second successive European semi-final this week.
Fresh name in Hammers frame emerges out of left field
Moyes made his desire to remain West Ham manager abundantly clear with his actions on the touchline against Gent.
But that has not stopped relentless speculation over his future going into the crucial relegation six-pointer against Bournemouth.
And Hammers fans are waking up today to fresh links to a name out of left field.
The West Ham board consider brand new manager name as ‘real possibility’ to replace Moyes as report makes a big Xabi Alonso claim.
West Ham board consider brand new manager name as ‘real possibility’ to replace David Moyes as report makes Xabi Alonso claim
West Ham fans will remember Alonso as the pass-master midfield star who faced their team numerous times for Liverpool over the years and also starred for Spain and Real Madrid.
Nowadays he is winning admirers for the superb job he is doing at German side Bayer Leverkusen.
And those on the Hammers board are said to be among them.
That’s according to a report from The Sun overnight which claims Alonso is ’emerging as a strong candidate’ to be the next West Ham boss should Moyes leave.
He has taken Leverkusen from second bottom of the Bundesliga to top six and into the Europa League semi-finals since his appointment in October.
‘Senior figures at West Ham are well aware’
All while playing an eye-catching brand of progressive, attacking football likened to that of Arsenal under his childhood friend Mikel Arteta.
“It is understood that senior figures at West Ham are well aware of the buzz surrounding Alonso and consider him a real possibility to replace Moyes, despite his relative lack of experience,” The Sun claims.
Earlier this week a report claimed agents of potential summer signings being lined up by West Ham have been briefed that there will be a change of manager this summer.
West Ham majority stakeholder David Sullivan has consistently backed Moyes when speaking to Hammers News this season, as recently as last month.
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