Hammers deny manager link

West Ham have denied that 45 year old Werder Bremen’s Ukrainian coach Viktor Skrypnyk is on their wanted list to replace Sam Allardyce.

According to The Sun, Skrypnyk is now very much in the frame but a source inside the club denied the interest to ClaretandHugh this morning.

The club are still waiting to see the outcome of the ,Real Madrid managerial hunt in which Rafa Benitez appears to be involved before making their next move.

Jurgen Klopp was yesterday reported to have been offered a three year contract at the Bernebeu but this morning there are claims that these were rogue reports.

That may let Benitez back into the running and we were told: “Rafa remains our number one choice and we will do nothing until we discover what is happening in Madrid.