West Ham are drawing up contingency plans in case they are forced to part company with current manager David Moyes, sources have told Football Insider.
A well-placed source has told Football Insider that although the Irons want Moyes to stay they have a shortlist of names, with several high-profile bosses under consideration.
Pressure on the manager has reached fever pitch in the wake of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest, which came on the back of the previous weekend’s humiliating 6-0 home defeat to West Ham.
Sources say the appointment of the ‘next Unai Emery’, a serial trophy winner with a CV littered with top clubs, at West Ham has not been ruled out.
Irons chiefs were impressed with Aston Villa’s capture of Emery in 2022 and would consider the potential to lure a top-calibre manager of their own.
Before taking the hot seat at Villa Park, the Spaniard had managed Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain – and also won four Europa League titles with Sevilla and Villarreal.
West Ham open to appointing manager ‘just like Unai Emery’
Moyes has been offered a new deal at the London Stadium – but is yet to put pen to paper despite having five months left to run on his current contract.
Club chiefs are doing their due diligence and exploring other options in case an agreement with the Scot cannot be found.
Football Insider revealed on Tuesday (13 February) that senior stars are keen to learn who their manager will be in the long term.
West Ham are winless in their last seven games across all competitions and suffered a 6-0 home embarrassment against Arsenal last time out (11 February).
Nevertheless, the Irons sit eighth in the Premier League table.
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