Karren Brady urges West Ham to appoint Julen Lopetegui's interesting successor

West Ham United Vice President Karen Brady He is pressuring the club to appoint an “interesting” replacement for Julen LopeteguiWith the continued dismissal of the Spanish coach during this festive period.

Julen Lopetegui is under pressure despite escaping the West Ham axe

Lopetegui was able to retain his position after taking control of El Saccio's match against Wolves on Monday, but the 58-year-old is still hanging by a thread before Christmas.

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The title-winning manager is privately expressing his preference to join West Ham

Julen Lopetegui remains under pressure at the London Stadium.

Lopetegui's early reign has been a real disappointment after the club spent more than £120m on new signings in the summer window, having won just five times during his first 15 matches. Premier League games.

There are also suggestions for this Lopetegui was clashing with West Ham's regular players Behind the scenes, it has not been easy at all for the former Real Madrid and Spain coach, who faces weekly speculation surrounding his position in charge.

Former FC Porto coach Sergio Conceicao has privately expressed his preference to join West Ham Above the likes of Everton and Wolves, there are several other candidates who have been linked with the potential vacancy.

One of them is the former Chelsea and Brighton coach Graham Potterwho has remained unemployed since his dismissal midway through 2023.

Potter is one of West Ham's managerial candidatesaccording to reports in the past fortnight, with the former Ostersunds boss also set to take the job on a short-term contract until the end of the season.

Karen Brady pushes Graham Potter for West Ham manager's job

This is according to trusted journalist Ben Jacobs, who also writes for TEAMtalk The Baroness Brady is pushing Potter to take over as West Ham manager Behind closed doors.

Jacobs claims there is still a very real possibility that West Ham could sack Lopetegui within the next two weeks, depending on results, and Potter remains at the top of the shortlist alongside other names such as Matthias Geisel, Massimiliano Allegri, Edin Terzic and Conceição.

What could give Potter an advantage over his fellow contenders is his desire to take on the role on a short-term temporary basis, a situation that both Terzic and Allegri are not interested in.

The manager has had a very different path to most other elite English managers – first gaining attention by leading Swedish minnows Ostersunds FK from the fourth tier to the last 32 of the Europa League – but this should not be seen as a deal-breaker.

“I spoke to Graham last year.” He said Wayne Rooney On Potter in 2022, via an interview with The Times. “I spent a few hours with him on Zoom, and he went through his journey with me. It was good and interesting.

“You look at Graham, or Arsene Wenger who went to Asia. (Jose) Mourinho has been in different places. Fergie started with the small clubs in Scotland. Patrick Vieira took over here (at New York City FC) and went to France.

“Everyone has a different path, but they all did what they did to educate themselves and better themselves. Sometimes, as a manager, you just have to take the job that's there, and work your way up from there.”