Report: Moyes “will he won’t he” saga drags on

The “will he won’t he?” David Moyes saga has taken another turn as  he now looks almost certain to vacate his position as West Ham United manager in the summer.

Earlier this season, Moyes was close to being sacked by West Ham, seemingly every other week while they were in a relegation battle. It has represented a downturn in fortunes after finishing in the European places for two seasons in a row before.

But he has managed to get results at the right time in order to stay in a job. And when recently pressed about his future, he confirmed that “he was planning for next season” However, a report from Football Insider – which by the way isn’t always the most accurate – has now declared that Moyes is actually ‘planning to quit West Ham’ when the season ends.

The 60-year-old has led us to a Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina on June 7. Whether he wins it or not, it may be the  conclusion of his second spell as West Ham manager. There have already been suggestions that West Ham want to move on from Moyes in the summer anyway, despite him having a year of contract remaining.

Yet the report states that Moyes wants to leave ‘on his own terms’, which implies that a resignation appears more likely than a sacking. One ‘major factor’ behind his decision allegedly is that he has failed to develop the same kind of working relationship with his current backroom team as he previously had with Alan Irvine and Stuart Pearce.

Therefore, there could be an even bigger change in the West Ham dugout if Moyes walks away as is now expected. As things stand, it is not yet clear who might be in contention to replace Moyes at the London Stadium should that happen.

Other sources have suggested the usual suspects,  Rafa Benitez, Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers, might be of interest to the Hammers.

West Ham have confirmed top-flight survival for another season and will hope to cap the campaign off with a European trophy. It would be quite the way for Moyes to bid farewell to the club after more than 200 matches in charge across his two spells on the touchline.