According to 'EFE', the English club have been in talks for months with the Spanish coach, who has been free since he decided to leave Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer due to the club's lack of investment, the departure of important players such as Matheus Nunes and the few guarantees that they would not incur in irregularities with the 'Financial Fair Play'.
West Ham is one of the Premier League's dugouts set to be open for business this summer once David Moyes' departure is confirmed.
The Scottish manager is under contract until 30th June next, but will not renew after a season in which the team's play has taken several steps backwards, they have been eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Europa League and, despite not suffering in the Premier League, qualification for Europe looks complicated, with 2 points behind 6th placed Newcastle United and 2 games in hand.