West Ham’s relegation nightmare: a leadership vacuum and a costly exodus
West Ham United are relegated to the Championship after a chaotic season defined by a leadership vacuum following Moyes’s exit, a failed coaching reboot that saw Potter replaced by Nuno Espirito Santo, and ongoing disputes behind the scenes. The club’s recruitment was scattergun, morale plummeted, and a mass player exodus (including Antonio, Cresswell, Coufal, Paqueta and others) left the squad thin and leaderless. With about £150m to raise from player sales to fund a rebuild, and protests against the board intensifying, West Ham face a long, challenging road back to the top flight.
