West Ham have confirmed that Tim Steidten is no longer at the club with the recruitment chief leaving after less than two years in which several big-money signings have failed to make an impact

West Ham united technical director Tim Steidten is leaving the London side after new manager Graham Potter brought his own head of recruitment, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

West Ham announce Tim Steidten exit as Graham Potter explanation given - The club said Potter bringing in his own head of recruitment was behind the decision

Technical director Steidten has left West Ham after a difficult 18 months - here's the behind-the-scenes story of that time

Technical director Tim Steidten has left West Ham after two and a half years at the London Stadium. The German joined the club from Bayern Leverkusen in the summer of 2023 and was responsible for West Ham's player recruitment strategy.