As they look to turn their season around at the start of a new era under Graham Potter, West Ham United have reportedly made contact in the race to sign the unexpected first target.
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Julen Lopetegui’s sacking has looked like a matter of when rather than if for a while and defeats against Liverpool and Manchester City proved to be the last straw. Having scored nine goals in two games, the Hammers officially replaced the Spaniard with former Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion manager Graham Potter, who returned to the technical area for the first time since 2023.
Speaking to the club’s official website after putting pen to paper, Potter he said: “I am delighted to be here. It was important for me to wait until a job appeared that I felt suited me, and equally suited the club I was joining. That’s the feeling I have with West Ham United.
“My conversations with the president and the board of directors were very positive and constructive, we share the same values of hard work and great energy to create solid foundations that can produce success and we are on the same wavelength in terms of what is needed in the short term and then how we want to move the Club forward in the medium and long term.”
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With the January transfer window too, the new manager may not have to wait long to put his stamp on his new side, which could lead to the arrival of one particular star.
According to talkSPORT radio, West Ham have now made a shock contact in the race to sign Marcus Rashford on loan until the end of the season before the interest of European giants AC Milan and the rest of the chase.
Demanding to be kept informed of the striker’s situation at Manchester United, the Hammers could get the ultimate statement signing to start the Potter era with a bang.
Rashford can quickly become Lingard’s repeater
Of course, Rashford would not be the first Manchester United player to seek a return to form on loan at West Ham. It wasn’t that long ago that Jesse Lingard was enjoying arguably the form of his career on a sensational loan spell at the London Stadium, where he went from an outcast at Old Trafford to an undeniable star in front of the West Ham goal.
Now, Rashford can complete a similar move and experience a similar revival. As Lingard was, Rashford was cast aside at Manchester United and was often forced to watch from the bench as Ruben Amorim endured a difficult start to life at Old Trafford.
At this stage, exit seems inevitable. It’s just a question only who will take risks on the fighting front. In the new era, West Ham could be the first club to give a decisive answer to that question.
