West Ham named former Real Madrid and Spain boss Julen Lopetegui as their new manager on Thursday after David Moyes' departure from the London Stadium.West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan said Lopetegui's appointment would "ensure a strong opportunity to build on the positive progress made in recent seasons".
The Hammers have moved to replace David Moyes with the Spaniard, who was a candidate for the Bayern Munich job this summer
Julen Lopetegui has vowed to make a “big, big noise” at West Ham United after his appointment as the successor to David Moyes was confirmed on Thursday.
Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma is looking forward to showing his team-mates his homeland when they travel to Japan for pre-season in July. The Japan international, who has missed a significant amount of time this season with a back injury, confirmed he will be fit to play the two friendly games in Tokyo. "You don’t often get the opportunity like this," Mitoma told the club website.