West Ham are considering a shock move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford after hiring Graham Potter as their new manager. Potter, 49, was unveiled as the new West Ham boss on Thursday morning following Julen Lopetegui’s sacking on Wednesday.

New West Ham head coach Potter rose through the coaching ranks to become one of the most respected English coaches in the game. Such was his stock following an excellent spell with Brighton & Hove Albion that, in 2022, he was appointed Chelsea head coach.

West Ham United have appointed Graham Potter as their new head coach. The Athletic reported on Wednesday that the club had agreed a deal with the 49-year-old following the departure of Julen Lopetegui.

West Ham has hired Graham Potter as manager, a day after Julen Lopetegui was fired. Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after just seven months in the job at Stamford Bridge.

Graham Potter has been speaking to the media for the first time as new West Ham boss before Friday's FA Cup game away against Aston Villa (20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Potter began by saying he is "very excited and very proud" be to named the new West Ham boss,

Ex-Chelsea boss Potter replaces Lopetegui at West Ham West Ham down in 14th place in Premier League Lopetegui sacked after poor performance and heavy losses Jan 9 (Reuters) - West Ham United have named former Chelsea manager Graham Potter as their new head coach to replace Julen Lopetegui on a two-and-a-half year contract,

Graham Potter has called West Ham a ‘huge club’ and admits the opportunity to take over the side was too good to turn down.Potter has been appointed as the new head coach of West Ham on a

"Graham Potter needs to win football matches first and foremost," he said. "The rest of it will come if he can build on that. He'll have to build confidence in the players because ultimately it will be really low with some.

Former Brighton and Chelsea boss Potter has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Hammers and will be unveiled at a London Stadium news conference on Thursday morning. Spaniard Lopetegui was sacked on Wednesday after just six months in charge.