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da dobrowin： The Athletic have indicated that Chris Hughton could take over as West Ham United manager if Manuel Pellegrini is sacked.
What’s the story?
Pellegrini is certainly a man under pressure, with his Hammers side having not won a single one of their last eight games across all competitions.
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This has already led to talk around who could take over from the Chilean if he is to be dismissed, with The Athletic stating that Rafael Benitez won’t be heading to East London, but Hughton could.
The former Brighton & Hove Albion manager is said to be interested in the role, while he also has support at London Stadium.
ExWHUemployee has also said that he wouldn’t be surprised to see the 60-year-old in charge of the men in claret and blue at some stage this season.
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Early speculation
There are other options available to West Ham, with Sean Dyche having approached the club already, according to ExWHUemployee.
This indicates that there are options for the Hammers, but there should be a reminder that Pellegrini hasn’t actually vacated his role just yet.
Lukasz Fabianski continues to miss out through injury, so any incoming manager would still have one of the Chilean’s biggest problems, which is the goalkeeper situation.
This was highlighted on the weekend, as goals from Son Heung-min and Harry Kane were added to the list of those Roberto has conceded too easily since deputising for the Poland international.
Therefore, it should still be questioned as to whether now is the right time for West Ham to change the manager.
Whether or not it should be done immediately, it doesn’t seem as though discussion surrounding possible candidates to replace him will be going away anytime soon.