Supervisor very eager to affix West Ham as Hammers eye ‘assertion’ Nuno successor

The ultimate whistle on the London Stadium informed solely half the story.

West Ham beat Leeds 3-0 on Sunday afternoon, their greatest efficiency in weeks, but it surely meant nothing.

Tottenham’s 1-0 victory over Everton on the different finish of London confirmed what had felt inevitable — the Hammers are relegated.

It’s the finish of a 14-year keep within the Premier League, and the best factors complete for a relegated facet in 15 years, which gives scant comfort to a fanbase left devastated by a season of underperformance, inner chaos and missed alternatives.

Now, the fallout has begun.

Sky Sports activities and plenty of different retailers have reported immediately that Nuno Espírito Santo was known as into disaster talks with the West Ham hierarchy, with widespread expectation that the 52-year-old will probably be dismissed imminently.

The Each day Mail’s Matt Lawton described the assembly as one which sources imagine will conclude along with his departure.

West Ham maintain a clause in Nuno’s contract that enables them to terminate the settlement with out compensation following relegation, and the Portuguese can be free to stroll away on the identical phrases.

Both approach, his eight-month tenure — 12 wins from 37 video games since changing Graham Potter in late September — seems to be more likely to be over.

Nuno inherited a squad already in bother when he arrived, and a squad which is able to possible be dismantled after the drop.

Potter had taken simply three factors from the opening 5 fixtures and left the membership nineteenth within the desk.

The Portuguese finally steadied issues and sparked a mini-revival from January, however the enchancment was by no means sustained.

A heated trade with defender Jean-Clair Todibo after the penultimate recreation of the season — which reportedly ended with Todibo telling the supervisor he wouldn’t play for him once more — painted an image of a dressing room that had fractured past restore.

The query now could be who comes subsequent.

Scott Parker very eager to affix West Ham amid Nuno sack speak

In keeping with TEAMtalk’s Graeme Bailey, one identify has emerged with actual momentum.

Ex-West Ham midfielder Scott Parker is firmly in competition to take cost of his former membership, and TT say the 45-year-old can be very eager on the chance.

Parker left Burnley in April after the Clarets’ personal relegation was confirmed, and he’s at present weighing up his subsequent transfer.

The prospect of returning to the London Stadium — the place he spent 4 years as a participant between 2007 and 2011, profitable the Soccer Writers’ Affiliation Participant of the 12 months award in his last season — is known to carry deep private attraction.

TEAMtalk report that sporting director Mark Noble is especially enthusiastic in regards to the thought.

Noble and Parker have been midfield companions throughout their time collectively in east London, and the mutual respect between the pair may show decisive in any appointment course of.

These near the membership imagine that reuniting the 2 former teammates — one within the dugout, the opposite within the boardroom — would symbolize a ‘main assertion’ as West Ham put together for all times within the Championship.

Parker’s credentials for this particular job are tough to argue with.

He has gained three Championship promotions in six years — with Fulham in 2020, Bournemouth in 2022, and Burnley final season. Solely Steve Bruce, with 4, has extra within the historical past of the division.

His monitor document of happening to the second tier and coming straight again up is precisely the profile West Ham want.

There will probably be questions.

Parker’s two makes an attempt at Premier League administration led to relegation with Fulham and a sacking after 4 video games with Bournemouth. His spell at Membership Brugge additionally lasted simply 12 matches.

However at Championship stage, he has been near untouchable, and that’s the stage West Ham now discover themselves working at.

The talks with Nuno will possible be resolved inside hours.

After that, the seek for his alternative begins in earnest. Parker, it appears, is prepared and ready.