Nuno Espirito Santo 'holds talks' with West Ham as Graham Potter nears sack after poor run of results

Nuno Espirito Santo has held talks with West Ham as head coach Graham Potter could be sacked following a series of poor results. Nuno, who parted ways with Nottingham Forest this month due to a breakdown in his working relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis, could return to the Premier League soon after he was replaced at the City Ground by Ange Postecoglou.

Nuno Espirito Santo 'holds talks' with West Ham as Graham Potter nears sack after poor run of resultsNuno Espirito Santo 'holds talks' with West Ham as Graham Potter nears sack after poor run of resultsNuno Espirito Santo 'holds talks' with West Ham as Graham Potter nears sack after poor run of results

Potter could be relieved of his duties soon after suffered their fourth defeat in five matches against on Saturday. The Hammers are struggling in the relegation zone and have also exited the at the second round stage after losing to Wolves.

Following their home defeat to Palace, the West Ham hierarchy has started to consider their options to replace Potter and have spoken to ex-Forest boss Nuno, according to صحيفة التايمز. The report adds that former Wolves boss Gary O’Neil and Slaven Bilic, who managed the Hammers between 2015 and 2017, are also on their shortlist of potential head coaches.

Former West Ham scout Mick Brown had earlier recommended Jose Mourinho as Potter’s replacement, however, the legendary coach has since taken charge of Portuguese giants .

West Ham next face away in a Premier League fixture on September 29. A loss could see Potter relieved of his duties.