Managing West Ham is "a different job" to what Graham Potter has previously experienced, former Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam has told a bonus Football Daily podcast discussing the appointment. "Graham Potter needs to win football matches first and foremost,

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.

(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.

Potter began by saying he is "very excited and very proud" be to named the new West Ham boss, adding "it just felt right" and is "a good fit" after his 20 months away from management after leaving Chelsea. He added everyone at the club is "aligned in terms of what we want to achieve and how to play football".

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

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.

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 have confirmed the appointment of Graham Potter as their new head coach. Potter replaces Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked on Wednesday following the Hammers poor first half of the season.

Having sacked Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday, West Ham have confirmed the appointment of former Chelsea boss Graham Potter as his replacement.

Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter returned to top-tier management after almost two years on Thursday when he was named West Ham manager and said it felt "a bit like Christmas for adults!"."It's a bit like Christmas for adults!