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The technical director of the West Ham, Tim Steidten, will leave the London Stadium, according to a report.
The German joined the Hammers from Bayer Leverkusen in 2023 and presided over the transfers windows in which players like Mohammed Kudus arrived. Edson Álvaraz and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
But the executive has had clashes with the last two coaches of the Hammers, David Moyes and Julen Lopetegui, and now he will leave after the arrival of Graham Potter.
According to The Athletic, the appointment of English has caused a change in the club's hiring department, and Potter has hired the long -term analyst Kyle Macaulay.
The report states that Macaulay already assumed many of the functions that Steidten performed. The conditions of your exit are still being finalized.
Although the German can remember some victories of his stage by the Hammers recruitment team, there have also been a series of false costs, especially in the most recent summer window.
Steidten faced criticism from some sectors for the recruitment campaign of almost £ 150 million he directed. The columnist of Mail Sport, Sami Mokbel, revealed in October that the signing of 25 million pounds from Brazilian adolescent Luis Guilherme caused surprise internally.
There are similar apprehensions about Niclas Fullkrug, whose arrival of £ 27 million from Borussia Dortmund does not demonstrate a good value for money.
Meanwhile, Crysensio Summerville, signed from Leeds for 25 million initial pounds, has scored only one goal in the Premier League in 19 appearances this season.
The decision to allow James Ward-Prowse, an experienced Premier League activist, joins Nottingham Forest is another questionable transfer decision.