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West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan will not offer Graham Potter a route back into Premier League management if head coach Julen Lopetegui is unable to oversee an upturn in form as he has missed out on being earmarked as a top contender for the job during succession planning at the London Stadium, GIVEMESPORT sources have revealed.
Although the Hammers were not afraid to splash the cash on reinforcements during the summer transfer window, with Max Kilman being the most expensive acquisition thanks to completing a £40million switch from Wolverhampton Wanderers, they entered the international break sitting just five points clear of the relegation zone.
That has resulted in Lopetegui and technical director Tim Steidten coming under sustained pressure after making adjustments to the squad, and Sullivan is desperate to see improved results and performances when domestic action resumes with a trip to Newcastle United on November 25.
Sullivan Not Entertaining Potter Appointment
Tactician will not head to east London amid pressure on Lopetegui
Graham Potter watching on from the touchline during his Chelsea reign
Potter will not be among the leading candidates to replace Lopetegui if Sullivan and other members of the West Ham hierarchy choose to make a managerial change in the coming weeks, according to GMS sources, meaning his wait for a return to the dugout is set to extend further.
The 49-year-old tactician was still being paid in the region of £200,000-per-week by former employers Chelsea up until last month due to the terms of his severance package after being axed by the west Londoners in April 2023, and he has been waiting patiently for a fresh challenge to come his way.
But GMS sources have been informed that Sullivan will not entertain attempting to lure Potter to West Ham if he feels it is the right time to head in an alternative direction even though he has been heavily linked with being in the frame to succeed Lopetegui following an underwhelming start to his reign.
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