West Ham chiefs contact reps of £90k-p/w star after calling out Lopetegui

West Ham United chiefs have reached out to a £90,000-a-week Hammers star who has just lately had phrases with Julen Lopetegui.

Stress constructing at West Ham after poor begin underneath Lopetegui

The Irons haven’t had the begin to the brand new Premier League season they might have been hoping for, particularly after splashing the money on a number of new faces over the summer time.

To date, Lopetegui has guided West Ham to only one top-flight victory, and final outing, his facet needed to come from behind in opposition to Brentford to take a degree after Tomas Soucek’s second-half equaliser.

Lopetegui took the positives after coming away from Brentford with a degree, saying: “We knew that we had a really robust match, they received each matches right here in opposition to Southampton and Crystal Palace and we suffered by conceding within the first minute.

“We confirmed this [Brentford’s record of scoring early] to the gamers and it is unbelievable we suffered. It is a unhealthy image to concede so early. We stored calm and I feel we deserved to win the match within the second half, we confirmed character and dedication.

“We had three or 4 very clear conditions to attain a second purpose however we did not handle it and we take a degree. I’ve to maintain constructive. We all the time must work as a workforce or we’re weaker – I feel we did this within the second half.”

Nonetheless, it appears as if there was loads of stress within the dressing room in opposition to Brentford at half-time between Lopetegui and star winger Mohammed Kudus.

Kudus and Lopetegui concerned in phrases throughout West Ham’s draw with Brentford

In line with The Athletic’s Roshane Thomas on Wednesday, there have been phrases exchanged between Kudus and Lopetegui on the interval on the weekend. Kudus, on £90,000-a-week, spoke out to the supervisor at his half-time withdrawal for Carlos Soler however did be part of his teammates to look at the second half.

It’s claimed that Lopetegui wasn’t impressed with the Ghana worldwide’s show and since then, contact has been made between some members of the West Ham hierarchy and Kudus’ representatives ‘to reassure them that there have been no points between the participant and the pinnacle coach’.

Speaking after the sport, Lopetegui defined his choice to switch Kudus: “It was for tactical causes. The second half we labored as a workforce, and for me it is a essential step. I highlighted the behaviour within the second half as a result of I feel we placed on the pitch what we wanted.”