Julen Lopetegui, manager of West Ham United, gestures during the Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)
It’s been a tough time for West Ham and Julen Lopetegui this season, but it could be about to get a lot better after the club were linked with a genuine goalscoring machine.
when Julen Lopetegui it was announced as West Ham manager, there seemed to be relief from long-suffering Hammers fans who seemed to have grown bored with the way David Moyes had put his Irons week after week in the Premier League.
Julen Lopetegui needs a lucky break at West Ham
If there’s one thing the east London faithful demand, it’s entertainment, and that seemed to be in short supply towards the end of the Scot’s time in charge.
However, in just a few months, fans seem to have already made up their minds about the Spanish.
Moyes has already had his say on whether Lopetegui should be dismissed, i Jamie Carragher has named the perfect replacement for him.
Questionable line-ups, players out of position and reports of fights with his own players in the dressing room… all have contributed to the idea that Lopetegui is not the right man for the job.
Or maybe he just doesn’t have the right players.
Emmanuel Latte Lath could help save Julen Lopetegui’s West Ham career
That may be why there is an apparent move to sign in-form Middlesbrough striker Emmanuel Latte Lath, whose agent has been spotted at West Ham’s training ground.
Emmanuel Latte Lath’s agent appears to have been at West Ham’s training ground for the past few days. #Boro | #UTB | #WHUFC pic.twitter.com/GtPJwHdm1r
— Borópolis (@Boropolis) December 24, 2024
according to transfer markethe has already plundered nine goals and provided two assists in 22 league games.
Should the Hammers manage to sign him on the dotted line, it could see the end of Niclas Fullkrug’s ill-fated time in east London.
After a scintillating European Championship, it seemed like all of West Ham’s Christmases had arrived at once as the German centre-forward was one of many new faces.
His time at the London Stadium has quickly turned sour, however, and there is a clear lesson to be learned from this.
It’s something Latte Lath might want to consider before committing the next few years of his career to the Hammers.
