West Ham United They made a bid to sign a striker they had already been chasing since 2021, as co-president David Sullivan He looks forward to supporting the new official now Graham Potter With potential contracts
West Ham announce Graham Potter as new manager
On Wednesday afternoon, the Hammers confirmed Julen Lopetegui had been sacked as head coach after just six months in charge, and it did not take long for the club to officially announce Potter as the Spaniard's heir.
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The tactician has been out of work since April 2023, after being sacked by Chelsea, but is now back in the dugout and ready to try to turn around West Ham's dismal fortunes under his predecessor.
Potter has put pen to paper on a two-year contract at the London Stadium and will take charge of his first West Ham match in the FA Cup against Aston Villa on Friday.
“I'm happy to be here” He said Potter after taking over at West Ham. “It was important to me that I waited until I had the job that I felt was right for me, and equally that I was the right person for the club I was joining. That's the feeling I have with West Ham United.”
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West Ham's next five matches in the English Premier League |
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Fulham (home) |
January 14 |
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Crystal Palace (home) |
January 18 |
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Aston Villa (away) |
January 26 |
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Chelsea (out) |
February 3 |
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Brentford (home) |
February 15 |
“My conversations with the Chairman and the Board have been very positive and constructive, we share the same values of hard work and high energy to create the solid foundations that can lead to success, and we are on the same wavelength in terms of what is needed in the short term and then how we want to take the club to… Forward in the medium to long term.
“West Ham United is a huge club, located in the heart of London, with a huge fan base and great support around the world. I saw the scenes that followed their Europa League win in 2023, and it was clear that this club has everything in place to continually succeed, both within On or off the field.”
With their administrative situation now resolved, attention turns to January, where… West Ham are seeking to sign a new striker before the February 3 deadline.
West Ham are making a bid to sign Benfica star Arthur Cabral on loan
According to Portuguese newspaper A Bola, via Sport Witness, Benfica striker Arthur Cabral is back on their radar. Interestingly, the Brazilian was a target of David Moyes West Ham have been holding meetings over Cabral since 2021 – During his time at Basel Club in Switzerland.
Now, it appears that Sullivan and manager Tim Steadten have returned to bidding for his services, and it is believed that… West Ham have made a bid to sign Cabral on loan with an option to buy.
Italian club Torino did the same, but Benfica rejected both approaches, insisting that any temporary deal must include a mandatory purchase option. The Primeira Liga club want his buy-out clause to be set at around £12.5m, which doesn't sound like much on the face of it, but Cabral has not been prolific over the past two seasons.
However, the 26-year-old striker finished the 2022/23 season as the Europa League's top scorer with seven goals – a year in which West Ham won the competition.
