David Moyes likely to leave West Ham this summer amid Thomas Tuchel links

David Moyes leaving West Ham at the end of the season is becoming increasingly likely, talkSPORT understands.

Hammers boss Moyes claimed in December that he had been offered an extension to his contract, which expires in the summer, but that deal remains unsigned.

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The West Ham board and Moyes himself are both aware of the fractured relationship between the Scot and a vocal majority of the club’s supporters, and sporting director Tim Steidten has been actively working on a list of potential successors.

talkSPORT reported earlier this season that Steidten has a close relationship with soon-to-be ex-Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel, who would be in favour of a Premier League return.

The Hammers are currently eighth in the English top-flight and reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League, where they will look to overturn a two-goal deficit against Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday night.

Moyes, who has been in charge of West Ham for seven years, guided the Hammers to their first major trophy since 1980 with Europa Conference League glory last season.

However, a large section of fans have expressed frustration with the club’s style of play under Moyes in recent months.

Pressure has increased on the 60-year-old following a run of one Premier League win in the last six matches.

Ex-Chelsea manager Tuchel, meanwhile, is set to become available this summer after Bayern Munich confirmed he will leave.

For the first time in 11 years, Bayern failed to win the Bundesliga as Bayer Leverkusen stormed to the title with weeks to spare.

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However, the German giants remain on course for Champions League glory after knocking Arsenal out in the quarter-finals on Wednesday night.

Tuchel famously won the competition with Chelsea in 2021 before a fall out with co-owner Todd Boehly led to his sacking in September 2022.

Moyes has repeatedly defended his West Ham record this season and gave a defiant response to questions surrounding his future on Wednesday.

He said: “Maybe West Ham are a different sort of club.

“This place here has never been smooth at any time I don’t think.

“I think it’s been a club who has bobbed up and down. I think it’s probably had its highest standing for a long time in the last few years (under me).

“So the people who watch West Ham and the people who come here will probably know that it’s (the drama and ups and downs) part of it.

“I don’t think anybody is coming here to have a smooth time. I think it’s always got a tinge of something else about it. It’s a club which has been relegated and it has been up and down.

“But it’s never been in Europe three times in a row. I know that. And we have plans to try and make it four.”