Julen Lopetegui 'tells West Ham sporting director Tim Steidten to STAY AWAY from the team's training ground' - as pressure mounts on the Hammers boss amid their latest poor run of form
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West Ham sporting director Tim Steidten has been told to stay away from the club's training ground by under-fire boss Julen Lopetegui, according to a report. The German's relationship with the Hammers boss has reportedly deteriorated amid the side's dismal form, which has seen them fall to within just seven points of the relegation zone in 14th place.
![[The relationship between under-fire Hammers boss Julen Leopetegui and Steidten has reportedly deteriorated]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/15/93788887-14255195-image-a-50_1736175599104.jpg)
West Ham have won only one of their past five Premier League games, a run that includes a 4-1 defeat by Manchester City and 5-0 defeat by Liverpool in their most recent fixtures. Steidten was also asked not to enter the training ground and the dressing room towards the end of the tenure of Lopetegui’s predecessor, David Moyes, due to him speaking to potential replacements for the former Man United boss.
![[West Ham have won only one of their last five Premier League games and have suffered heavy defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/14/93788233-14255195-image-a-47_1736174369739.jpg)
According to The Telegraph, West Ham have put Steidten’s absence from the training ground down to his work in this month’s transfer window. The former Bayer Leverkusen employee has faced criticism from some quarters for the near £150million recruitment drive he led in the summer.
West Ham sporting director Tim Steidten has reportedly been told to stay away from the team's training ground. The relationship between under-fire Hammers boss Julen Leopetegui and Steidten has reportedly deteriorated. West Ham have won only one of their last five Premier League games and have suffered heavy defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City.
