Julen Lopetegui reveals 'big' ambitions as West Ham announce former Wolves boss as new manager

West Ham have announced former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui as their new manager on a two-year deal.

Lopetegui, who has the option to extend his contract for another year, replaces the outgoing David Moyes and will begin working at the London Stadium on July 1.

The 57-year-old has impressive coaching experience, having been in charge of Real Madrid, FC Porto, Sevilla and the Spanish national team.

He has been out of work since leaving his position as Wolves manager on the eve of the Premier League season.

“I feel very happy, above all, to be able to be part of the future of this great Club,” said Lopetegui. “We will try to put our stamp on the Club.

“I feel like we have a fantastic platform. I think the last few years have been very good to have this base, of course, but my ambition as a coach is always to be better and better, to achieve more and bigger goals and to encourage and improve the players, the team, and compete because football That's what it's about: competing. We are very ambitious in this.

“I am where I want to be. I am here because I want to be here and for us it was a fantastic day when we closed our agreement here because our commitment is 100 percent to be here. We had other opportunities but I am very happy that West Ham chose me because I also chose West Ham so we are very happy with this.

“We came here with the idea and thought of making a big noise. That's why we came here and we're excited about this challenge. Of course, we are going to do everything possible to help the Club and the team to achieve the best level and achieve our goals. I assure the fans that it will be key in all our achievements.”

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