Sunday morning and we are all trying to digest Lopetegui’s situation, West Ham’s predicament and likely names given as successors for the head coach role if Wolves come to London stadium and triumph tomorrow.
Indeed, donbalon.com I suspect is not be terribly well known to many West Ham United fans reading their news with Claret and Hugh: For those of you who need enlightening, this is a Spanish weekly sports magazine specializing in Spanish and international football which has been in existence since the 1970’s. So, not some internet ‘here today gone tomorrow clickbait’ site.
Reading their article subtitled ‘Julen Lopetegui On The Tightrope’ they are adamant that West Ham have a successor in mind from La Liga: Indeed, they report West Ham :“.. have begun to test the option of Jagoba Arrasate, who completed a series of spectacular campaigns leading Club Atlético Osasuna, where he is considered a legend”: Arrasate is currently head of La Liga Club Mallorca, having left Osasuna in June this year.
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A complete left-field suggestion for the next West Ham United Head Coach: Frankly, if this were not such a reputable source I’d dismiss it. As it is, I’d suggest Arrasate fails David Sullivan’s “Litmus test” on two grounds, namely that he has no Premier League experience and he’d require buying out of his Mallorca Contract.
So that’s a “no” from me. But frankly, as far as events at West Ham United-nothing would surprise me this winter.