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West Ham have confirmed the appointment of Julen Lopetegui as their new head coach, with two Brazilians being eyed as his first signings.

Lopetegui, who left Wolves on the eve of the most recent Premier League season, will replace David Moyes and officially begin work on July 1.

West Ham confirm Julen Lopetegui as new head coach

“I feel very happy, first of all, to be able to be part of the future of this big club. “We will try to put our stamp on the club, Lopetegui said.

“I feel that we have a fantastic platform. I think the last few years have been very good years to have this base, of course, but my ambition as a coach is always to be better and better, to achieve more and bigger aims and to encourage and improve the players, the team, and to compete …