West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui's future hangs in the balance once more. After a shaky start to the season, Lopetegui is facing increasing pressure from the club's hierarchy, with sources claiming he could be sacked if they fail to secure positive results against Brighton and Southampton. The pressure has intensified following the recent departures of Gary O'Neil and Russell Martin from Wolves and Southampton respectively.
Julen Lopetegui is once again one game away from facing the sack at West Ham amid constant pressure. For his job, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed that if they cannot pick up points against Brighton and Southampton the manager is expected to be dismissed. Meanwhile, sources say managers are on standby to take over from Lopetegui if the Hammers’ hierarchy decide there is no way back for the Spaniard.
West Ham have picked up four points from their last two games, having beaten Wolves before drawing with Bournemouth, and are hopeful their form has turned a corner. However, failure to put together a strong run of form could see the board pull the trigger as the concerns about the manager’s position have lingered.West Ham had seriously considered parting ways with Lopetegui following their 3-1 defeat to Leicester at the King Power, going as far as to hold talks with several alternative managers. This came as a result of a slow start to the season in which they won just four of their first 14 games. Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST. also revealed talks had been held with Max Allegri. However, the board opted in favour of Lopetegui and a victory against Wolves saw the boss fight off the looming pressure of the sack. Now, though, it is said that pressure is still looming and another dip in form could force the club’s hand despite their previous decision to stick by him.Sources also say Wolves and Southampton’s decisions to part ways with Gary O’Neil and Russell Martin respectively have raised the pressure on Lopetegui’s position
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