WEST HAM are set to part company with Nuno Espirito Santo following relegation.
The Portuguese boss, 52, is holding talks with the board after the end to the club’s 14-year Premier League stay was confirmed on the final day of the season.
Nuno Espirito Santo is leaving West Ham after the club was relegated Credit: Getty Images
Under the terms of the three-year deal signed in September, the former Wolves and Tottenham manager can walk away in the event of relegation.
The club can also terminate his deal, which could have been worth up to £8million-a-year with survival bonuses, without compensation due to the same clause in the contract.
Nuno was appointed after just five games of the Premier League season, having been sacked by after three, to replace .
were on just three points when Potter was sacked and have ended the season on 39, the highest tally for a relegated club since Birmingham City and in 2011.
Nuno would not discuss his future following West Ham’s final day win over , which was not enough to prevent relegation given Tottenham’s win over Everton.
He said: “It’s not about me.
“We are in a tough place and West Ham has to go back in the Premier League. But now we have to go through this period of sadness, understanding the frustration and anger of the fans.”
Former Hammers midfielder is available after leaving Burnley before the end of the season and will be a candidate.
West Ham face a firesale of players this summer, needing to raise more than £100m due to the club’s financial struggles.
Jarrod Bowen, Mateus Fernandes, Tomas Soucek and Crysencio Summerville are all expected to depart.
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