West Ham to delay Julen Lopetegui confirmation amid regrets over public pursuit

Both Moyes and the club had long insisted that no firm decision on the Scot’s future would be made until the summer. However, it has been clear for weeks that the 61-year-old would be heading for the door — and Sunday’s humiliating 5-0 defeat at Chelsea, which signalled the end of West Ham’s slim European hopes, accelerated plans.