Julen Lopetegui is wrangling West Ham’s £35m star behind the scenes

West Ham United sir Julen Lopetegui has been at loggerheads with a member of his team behind the scenes all the time, with the Hammers manager now out of fire trying to mend his relationship with the player.

West Ham prepare for Bournemouth after Julen Lopetegui wins ‘El Sackico’

Lopetegui and Gary O’Neil were both involved in a battle of the champions when West Ham faced Wolves on Monday, as the two managers battled to save their jobs in a clash dubbed ‘El Sackico’.

The Irons dominated with a narrow 2-1 victory in east London, but despite the much-anticipated P45 for O’Neil or Lopetegui, depending on who lost the encounter, it turned out that neither man was shown the exit door.

The Wolves are set to give O’Neil more time to turn things around at Molineux, with the West Ham board debating the idea of ​​sacking Lopetegui for now (ExWHU employee).

Attention has now turned to the final team’s trip to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium next Monday, but the pressure is still well and truly on Lopetegui, with a number of supporters unhappy with West Ham’s performance as they want their manager out.

West Ham held talks with Edin Terzic last weekby other means of control, and it is believed that the former Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter is open to replacing Lopetegui in the short term.

There have been reports that Lopetegui had a recent problem with his summer loan signing Jean-Clair Todibowho West Ham are responsible for shopping around £35 millionso things have been moving away from closed doors at Rush Green.

The Frenchman apparently clashed with the West Ham manager last time out in their 5-2 home defeat to Arsenal (ExWHU employee), following from The conflict between Lopetegui and Mohammed Kudus earlier this season.

Julen Lopetegui does not see “eye to eye” with Jean-Clair Todibo at West Ham

According to GiveMeSport, to shed more light on the current situation, Lopetegui did not see “eye to eye” with Todibo at West Ham this season.

It’s a difficult relationship that the Hammers boss appears to be trying to put behind him, and he believes the 24-year-old could be restored to the starting eleven against Bournemouth next week, after missing Leicester through injury. and sitting on the bench for their win against Wolves.

Todibo, for his part, has also tried to mend his relationship with Lopetegui and is believed to be working hard to build a good relationship with the professional – so both men are keen to work together moving forward.

Their outburst at the Arsenal game was fueled by concerns over Todibo’s ability to fit Lopetegui’s future plans tactically, but it seems the former Schalke player wants to put that to rest.