West Ham person sacked head Julen Lopetegui aft conscionable six months successful complaint and are successful talks pinch Graham Potter astir succeeding him.
Former Wolves leader Lopetegui, 58, was appointed successful May pursuing nan departure of David Moyes but officially took complaint connected 1 July.
The Hammers won conscionable six Premier League games during nan Spaniard's tenure.
Saturday's 4-1 conclusion by Manchester City was a ninth nonaccomplishment successful 20 convention games this play and near nan nine 14th - 7 points supra nan relegation zone.
The nine person held talks pinch erstwhile Chelsea and Brighton leader Potter astir taking nan role, initially connected a short-term deal.
West Ham said successful a statement: "The first half of nan 2024/25 play has not aligned pinch nan club's ambitions, and nan nine has truthful taken action successful statement pinch its objectives."
The nine person besides parted institution pinch Lopetegui's backroom staff, including his adjunct Pablo Sanz, caput of capacity Oscar Caro, caput expert Juan Vicente Peinado, fittingness coach Borja De Alba and method coach Edu Rubio.
"The committee would for illustration to convey Julen and his unit for their difficult activity during their clip pinch nan Hammers and wish them each occurrence for nan future," nan club's connection added.
"The process of appointing a replacement is nether way."
Former AC Milan leader Paulo Fonseca and ex-Paris St-Germain head Christophe Galtier, presently successful complaint of Saudi Pro-League nine Al Duhail, person besides been spoken to by West Ham.
However nan belief from some camps is that Potter will get nan job.
West Ham's adjacent crippled is an FA Cup third-round necktie astatine Aston Villa connected Friday.
The Hammers' 5-2 thrashing by Arsenal connected 30 November and conclusion by chap strugglers Leicester City 3 days later put Lopetegui nether pressure.
They went unbeaten successful their adjacent 4 games, including wins complete Wolves and Southampton, earlier a 5-0 location conclusion by convention leaders Liverpool and Saturday's nonaccomplishment astatine Manchester City.
It emerged earlier this week that nan Hammers were considering sacking Lopetegui and had held talks pinch Potter astir replacing him.
A news convention to preview Friday's FA Cup necktie against Aston Villa was cancelled connected Wednesday morning, earlier Lopetegui's dismissal was announced.
West Ham reached nan Europa League quarter-finals and vanished ninth successful nan Premier League during Moyes' last play astatine nan club.
They had won nan Europa Conference League - their first trophy successful 23 years - nan erstwhile season.
Former Spain and Real Madrid leader Lopetegui spent successful nan region of £125m complete nan summertime to heighten his squad, but had an underwhelming commencement to nan season.
As good arsenic indifferent convention form, nan Hammers were beaten 5-1 by Liverpool successful nan 3rd information of nan Carabao Cup.
Chris Collinson, BBC Sport statistician
Lopetegui has not been sacked because West Ham's defence became unspeakable nether him, it is because he did not amended nan unspeakable defence he inherited.
The Hammers had nan worst defence extracurricular of nan promoted sides past play and that is besides nan lawsuit this campaign
What has changed is their finishing - contempt taking much shots and having a somewhat higher xG, they person scored less goals.
West Ham deserved to decorativeness ninth past play because they comberan nan results to decorativeness there, but they were not nan ninth-best squad successful nan convention based connected their underlying numbers.
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