West Ham United have named 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 returns to a managerial role for the first time since departing from Chelsea in April 2023,

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.

Graham Potter has been appointed as the new manager of West Ham United, replacing Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked by the Premier League club 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 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 boss Graham Potter had his first press conference as the new head coach at the club on Thursday morning. It is his first job since being sacked by Chelsea in April 2023 and in that time he has been linked with a number of jobs that he has not taken.

West Ham United's new manager Graham Potter said he took the job because it was the right fit, with the Englishman stressing that he and the Premier League club's administration are completely aligned as they seek to win back disgruntled supporters.

Graham Potter has agreed a deal with West Ham United to become their new head coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

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,