Ex-West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui hits back at Graham Potter and takes aim at one man
After an unofficial truce, the blame game has begun over West Ham’s dismal season and shots have well and truly been fired.
The fallout from West Ham’s decision to appoint Julen Lopetegui and hand Tim Steidten control of recruitment continues.
West Ham’s £155m spend last summer was a big gamble.
Quite literally on the club’s part as West Ham’s owners did a £69m deal with Barclays to borrow all future money owed to them on transfers.
The board have made it clear £80m losses are on the horizon for the Hammers.
Any signings Lopetegui’s replacement Graham Potter wants to make this summer will have to be funded by player sales.
Potter blamed Lopetegui for West Ham struggles
Kyle Macauley is working on cost effective targets while majority owner David Sullivan has reprised his role as West Ham’s de facto technical director.
PSR-hit West Ham’s desperation for cash was clear in a big announcement last week.
It presents Potter with a big problem this summer.
West Ham are not in any danger of relegation this season.
But with players being shipped out, recruitment in the next window will be among the most important at the club for many years.
Given where West Ham are in the league – two places off the relegation zone – any more backward steps could be disastrous.
