WEST HAM are finalising the exit of technical director Tim Steidten.
The German, who has clashed with two of the three Hammers managers he worked with, has been frozen out of the club’s January business.
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Steidten was banned from the club’s Rush Green training ground by former boss Julen Lopetegui in December.
He was also barred from the first team changing room at the London Stadium by ex-gaffer David Moyes.
Chairman David Sullivan took more control of transfer business this month after being concerned by the level of signings in the summer.
Steidten, 45, was part of the process when West Ham were considering replacements for Lopetegui before the Spaniard was dismissed on January 8.
West Ham, under Steidten’s leadership, spent £127.5million, in the summer window but sit 14th in the Premier League table.
Steidten was appointed in the summer of 2023 and made responsible for West Ham’s player recruitment strategy and scouting department.
The statement confirming his arrival described the German as “one of the game’s most-admired football administrators”, having previously worked at Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen.
Graham Potter is now in charge and the Englishman has been joined by his long-term head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay.
The Hammers have won just seven of their 22 games this season.
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