West Ham United’s board are discussing the future of head coach Julen Lopetegui.
No deadline has been set for making a decision over Lopetegui’s future and the club are considering all options.
Lopetegui is fighting to save his job after a run of poor results, which see West Ham 14th in the Premier League after winning just four times in their opening 14 games.
They have lost both matches since the November international break, with Tuesday’s 3-1 loss at newly-promoted Leicester City following Saturday’s 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal, which included conceding four goals in 26 first-half minutes.
West Ham are next in action against 18th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, Lopetegui’s former club, on Monday.
Lopetegui was appointed as David Moyes’ successor in May, signing a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.
West Ham were active in the summer transfer window, bringing in Max Kilman, Crysencio Summerville, Carlos Soler, Niclas Fullkrug, Luis Guilherme, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo, Guido Rodriguez and Wes Foderingham.
But the new season began slowly for Lopetegui’s side, who won only once in their opening six Premier League games as well as exiting the Carabao Cup with a 5-1 loss against Liverpool.
The early pressure appeared to have eased with a 4-1 win over Ipswich Town before the October international break but heavy defeats at Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest came either side of a 2-1 home win over Manchester United.
The 2-0 win at St James’ Park was a welcome relief after a goalless draw at Everton but the Arsenal and Leicester losses saw West Ham’s fans chant about Lopetegui getting sacked at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night.
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