West Ham United 'on verge of appointing ex-Real Madrid boss as David Moyes successor'

Speculation over Moyes's future at the London Stadium has been rife for some time, with his current contract due to expire at the end of the season.

The 61-year-old, who confirmed at the end of February that he has been offered a new contract by the Hammers, has repeatedly rebuffed questions about his future, insisting that talks will not take place until after the club's final match of the season away against Manchester City on May 19.

Moyes has spent just over four years at West Ham, who he successfully steered to Europa Conference League glory last season — the club's first European trophy for 58 years.

However, the Scotsman has come under increasing pressure since the turn of the year following a poor run of results — West Ham have won just four of their 23 matches across all competitions in 2024.

The Hammers most recently suffered a humbling 5-0 defeat at Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, leaving them ninth in the table and five points behind the European positions with only two games left to play.

With Moyes's future uncertain, West Ham have already sounded out potential successors and now appear to have made progress in negotiations with one of their top targets.

According to multiple reports including BBC Sport, Spanish coach Lopetegui has agreed a deal to become West Ham's new manager at the end of the current campaign.

The report adds that nothing has been signed just yet, but the 57-year-old is close to making a return to management, nine months after leaving his post at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

A separate report from The Athletic claims