West Ham Drop to Championship, Facing £150 Million Fire Sale After 15-Year Premier League Stay
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Updated · The New York Times · May 24
West Ham Drop to Championship, Facing £150 Million Fire Sale After 15-Year Premier League Stay
19 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 24
Tottenham’s 1-0 win over Everton sealed West Ham’s relegation despite a 3-0 victory over Leeds, sending the club into the Championship for the first time since 2011.
Club sources told The Athletic the slide was driven by a leadership vacuum, failed recruitment and Nuno Espirito Santo’s detached management, with players saying preparation had been better under Graham Potter.
Nuno often left assistants to run training, sometimes did not address players at half-time or after matches, and clashed with staff and squad members including Mark Robson, James Ward-Prowse and Jean-Clair Todibo.
Relegation now leaves West Ham needing about £150 million in player sales, with four or five regular starters expected to go and interest already building in Mateus Fernandes, Jarrod Bowen and others.
The drop caps a season of boardroom unrest and fan fury at the London Stadium, 10 years after a move meant to push West Ham toward the Premier League elite.
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