West Ham vying with AC Milan over top two targets to replace David Moyes

Paulo Fonseca is high on AC Milan’s shortlist to replace Stefano Pioli as coach, meaning the Italian giants and West Ham are effectively vying for the same two managerial candidates.to replace David Moyes, should the club decide to move on from the Scot when his contract expires at the end of the season.

The Hammers had looked set to miss out on Lopetegui as AC Milan were understood to be the Spaniard’s first option, with Pioli expected to leave in the coming weeks after Inter Milan stole this season’s Scudetto from their city rivals with ease.However, Lopetegui to Milan is not a done deal yet, with some supporter groups rumoured to be unhappy with the appointment.

No final decision has been made on Moyes’ future as yet, with West Ham chairman David Sullivan waiting until after the final Premier League game againstlast week, a trip the Portuguese apologised to supporters for over the weekend. Nothing is understood to have come from the meeting described by one source close to the club as an “overly ambitious attempt”.

Former Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Roma coach Fonseca has long harboured ambitions of managing in England and said as much in anHe is understood to be happy where he is for now, with Lille still having plenty to play for this season as they look to secure top four finish andqualification, but his contract expires in the summer and there is no sign of any extension being agreed. Marseille are also understood to be monitoring his situation.

Lopetegui has a glittering CV which includes managerial spells with Porto, Spain, Real Madrid and Sevilla before his last job in the Premier League with Wolves, leaving in acrimonious circumstances unhappy at the lack of investment in the playing squad.

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