Simon Jordan issues sarcastic response amid Thomas Tuchel's West Ham links
talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan appears to have warned West Ham against signing Thomas Tuchel.
Starting off Bayern Munich Manager Tuchel has been linked with West Ham, while Liverpool could turn to the German with a replacement for Jurgen Klopp yet to be named.
talkSPORT understands David Moyes He will leave when his contract expires at the London Stadium this summer while Klopp has He already announced his intention to leave Liverpool.
Speaking on the White & Jordan Show on talkSPORT, Jordan told Tuchel could head to London when he leaves Bayern Munich this summer.
In a sarcastic tone, Jordan responded: “I can't think of a more wonderful match made in heaven than David Sullivan and Thomas Tuchel!”
It came in response to talkSPORT chief football correspondent Alex Crook, who revealed that Tuchel was one of the names West Ham were considering to replace Moyes.
The German has had a history of difficult working relationships with his bosses, even in Chelsea, Paris Saint Germain and Borussia Dortmund.
At Chelsea, the new American ownership in 2022 wanted a younger team profile, while Tuchel is said to have wanted more experienced players.
While at PSG, Tuchel said he felt “more like a politician than a coach”, infuriating the club's bigwigs and in Dortmund, he publicly criticized the club's chief executive, Hans-Joachim Watzke, and had a fight in the training camp with chief scout Sven Mislintat.
Moyes looks set to leave West Ham at the end of the season when his contract expires and all parties are set for an amicable exit.
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Hammers sporting director Tim Steidten is actively drawing up a list of potential replacements and what might seem like a fanciful appointment might not be completely out of his purview, with Tuchel already leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season.
A return to the Premier League attracts the German, who could feel he has unfinished business in England after being sacked at Chelsea in September 2022.
If West Ham fail to land him, perhaps Liverpool will as they look to find a suitor with Klopp saying goodbye to Anfield next month.
After nine years at the club, the charismatic German will leave Anfield and Liverpool bosses are struggling to find a replacement with Ruben Amorim and Julian Nagelsmann among the possible candidates to take office this summer.
West Ham will be in action on Thursday night as they look to overturn a two-goal deficit to undefeated Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League, live on talkSPORT 2.
That same night, Liverpool must also undertake an improbable comeback after a Shocking 3-0 defeat against Atalanta at Anfield last week, with the second leg live on talkSPORT.
