Hammers set new boss deadline date

West Ham have set a Wednesday May 23 deadline to have their new boss in place.

With Paulo Fonseca out of the frame the club seem now to be focused on bringing in either Unai Emery or Rafa Benitez as their next manager after allowing David Moyes and his backroom team to walk away.

Manuel Pellegrini is a very long shot given  his involvement in the Chinese season which opened in March whilst Marco Silva – another admired at the London Stadium – looks more likely to accept an offer from Everton if it arrives.

The Hammers have been focused on Benitez for the past three years after missing out on him at the last minute when Real Madrid swooped.

We understand there is very little difference in the terms wanted by Rafa and Emery with the added advantage of course that the Newcastle boss speaks perfect English.

Emery’s English is even weaker that Fonesca’s whose future now appears to be uncertain with some reports claiming Shakhar Donetsk reported to be reluctant to offer him another deal.