West Ham announces the signing of Graham Potter

The English club, West Ham United, announced in an official statement that it had signed a contract with coach Graham Potter, in order to take over as coach of the team.

The club said: “The West Ham United Club is pleased Ham United welcome Graham Potter as the club’s new coach.”

He added: “The 49-year-old joins the Hammers on a two-and-a-half-year contract and will take charge of his new team for the first time when He travels to face Aston Villa in the third round From the FA Cup on Friday evening."

The new coach said: "I'm happy to be here. It was important for me to wait until a job came along that felt right for me And equally, to be the right person for the club I joined. This is the feeling I have towards West Ham United.”

He added: “My conversations were with the chairman and the board. Management is very positive and constructive, and we share the same values ​​of hard work and high energy to create the solid foundations that... It can produce success, and we are on the same wavelength regarding what is required in the short term and then how we want to move the club forward in the medium and long term.”

He added. “West Ham United is a huge club located in the heart of London, with a huge fan base and great support around the world. I watched the scenes that followed their victory in the Europa League in 2023 and it was clear that this club has everything in place to become consistently successful.” Both on and off the field ".

He concluded: "The club has made a lot of good progress in recent years and has ensured that there are some very strong foundations to build on. You can't win a European Cup by chance – there has to be a good foundation in the football club for that to happen, and the challenge now is to take that on and build the next steps, to develop a team and a club that the fans can be proud of.”