(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, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.

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.

West Ham United have appointed Graham Potter as their new manager, the club announced on Thursday. He replaces Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui, who lasted just seven months in the role before being sacked amid continued poor form.

Julen Lopetegui was fired by West Ham on Wednesday after less than a year in the job and with the Premier League club in danger of being dragged into a relegation fight. West Ham said the process to find a replacement was underway,

Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter was named West Ham's new manager on Thursday on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the club said, a day after sacking Julen Lopetegui. Potter, 49, has been out of management since he was sacked by Chelsea in April 2023,

Graham Potter’s in-tray as he looks to salvage West Ham’s season - Friday’s FA Cup third-round trip to Aston Villa, albeit a difficult tie, is the perfect chance for Potter to provide an immediate pick-me-up.

The total goes up to 14 if you include the two caretakers appointed in that time: Trevor Brooking enjoyed an unbeaten stint which wasn’t enough to stave off relegation in 2003, while Kevin Keen’s sole game in charge eight years later came with the team already condemned to the Championship.

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