Katlego Sekhu

English Premier League outfit West Ham United has announced the appointment of Graham Potter as the club’s new head coach.
The 49-year-old joins West Ham on a two-and-a-half-year deal and will take charge of his new team for the first time when the Irons travel to Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round on Friday evening
Potter has been awaiting the right opportunity after leaving his last role at Chelsea in April 2023, and was the Board’s unanimous choice to take the Club forward in line with its objectives and ambitions.
The former Chelsea boss, whose progressive style and flexible tactical approach previously impressed at Brighton & Hove Albion, has been awaiting the perfect opportunity to return to Premier League management.
“West Ham United is a huge club, at the heart of London, with a tremendous fanbase and great support all around the world. I saw the scenes that followed their Europa Conference League victory in 2023 and it was clear that this is a Club with everything in place to become consistently successful, both on and off the pitch,” said Potter.
“The club have made a lot of good progress in recent years and ensured there are some very strong foundations in place to build on. You don’t win a European trophy by fluke – there has to be a good bedrock at a football club for that to happen, and the challenge now is to take that on and build the next steps, to develop a team and a Club that the supporters can be proud of.”
Potter will be joined at the Hammers by Bruno (Assistant Coach), Billy Reid (First-Team Coach) and Narcís Pèlach (First-Team Coach). Goalkeeper Coach Xavi Valero will stay on in his role. His appointment comes just a day after West Ham United announced that Julen Lopetegui had departed from his role as head coach of the club.



