This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…
ExWHUEmployee has reported that Eddie Howe would be interested in joining West Ham United as manager if Manuel Pellegrini was to leave.
What’s the story?
The pressure is truly beginning to mount on Pellegrini, especially so after his West Ham side lost 3-2 against Tottenham Hotspur, going 3-0 down at one stage with what was a miserable performance.
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This has led to various managers being linked, with Sean Dyche a popular choice among fans, while Chris Hughton is also interested, according to The Athletic.
Howe has joined them on the list of managers linked with the West Ham job if it is vacated by the Chilean.
Premier League pulling power
There is still no guarantee that Pellegrini is going to be dismissed, however, if the Hammers were to recruit Howe, it would be a sign of their pulling power within the Premier League.
He may be at AFC Bournemouth, who are not the league’s biggest side in terms of stature, but Howe has almost become part of the furniture at Dean Court.
The 41-year-old has taken the Cherries from League Two to the Premier League, where they currently sit 11th in the table.
He has been at the club since 2012, after a brief stint at Burnley that was preceded by another three years with Bournemouth.
Once that is considered, it would likely take a lot to prise him away from the club he has become so synonymous with.
Therefore, it would definitely be a sign that West Ham still have pulling power within the Premier League’s mid-table clubs and lower if they were to successfully recruit him.
In other news, West Ham fans reacted to the reports surrounding a prospective new manager.
