West Ham United could be interested in appointing Mauricio Pochettino at the London Stadium.

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That’s according to Dean Jones, with the transfer insider revealing in a recent interview with GIVEMESPORT that, should David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady decide to part company with David Moyes in the coming months – with the 59-year-old coming under increasing pressure in east London – the Hammers board could target a move for the Argentine manager.

Regarding the Hammers’ potential interest in the 50-year-old coach, Jones said: “Pochettino would probably be on their list. Tuchel would probably be on that list as well. They would have to be managers that you at least sound out for that position.”

“Special”

While some at the London Stadium may feel that, after guiding West Ham to consecutive top-seven finishes in the Premier League table in the last two years, not to mention the Europa League semi-final in 2021/22, Moyes deserves to be given more time to turn the ship around, it is nevertheless undeniable that Pochettino would be a special replacement for the Scot.

Indeed, after taking over at a relegation-threatened Southampton back in January of 2013, the Argentine guided the Saints to mid-table comfort in his first half-season in charge at St. Mary’s, before spearheading a charge on the top half of the table – despite minimal spending in the summer – in the following campaign, sealing an eighth-place finish in the league.

These results saw Tottenham Hotspur sit up and take notice of the then-42-year-old coach, with Daniel Levy ultimately going on to appoint Pochettino as the new Spurs manager in the summer of 2013 – taking over a side that had finished the 2013/14 campaign in sixth place under the management of Tim Sherwood.

The former Espanyol midfielder undoubtedly enjoyed the best period of his managerial career to date in north London, leading Spurs to a fifth-place finish in his first season in charge, before securing four consecutive top-four finishes between 2015 and 2018 – including a campaign in which the Lilywhites narrowly missed out on the title to Chelsea, finishing second in 2016/17.

The 50-year-old also took Tottenham to their first-ever Champions League final in 2018/19, losing 2-0 to Liverpool at Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium, before he was sacked from his position a matter of months after this loss – after which Tottenham have finished outside of the top four in two of the last three campaigns.

Meanwhile, Pochettino would go on to take over at Paris Saint-Germain ahead of 2020/21, with the manager who has been described as “special” leading a star-studded PSG side to the Ligue 1 title in 2021/22, as well as the Champions League semi-final in his first season in charge at Le Parc des Princes.

As such, considering the fact that the Argentine tactician boasts a track record of improving a club’s league standing, developing teams into European title contenders and having won a league title, it is undeniable that, should GSB go on to part with Moyes in the coming months, Pochettino would very much appear to be a perfect fit for the Hammers’ lofty ambitions.