West Ham respond on possibility of bringing in departing Newcastle sporting director Paul Mitchell

West Ham have issued a response on the possibility of bringing in Paul Mitchell after he confirmed his imminent departure from Premier League rivals Newcastle United.

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West Ham are arguably facing a more important summer transfer window than last year – except this time there’s no Tim Steidten to do the deals.

Whether that is a good or bad thing will become clear during the three-month window, which opens on Sunday June 1.

West Ham were so unhappy with the way Steidten spent £155m on nine players last summer, he was sacked just six months later.

Steidten had previously been linked with Newcastle but was overlooked in favour of Paul Mitchell.

Transfer director Mitchell to leave Newcastle

After appointing Graham Potter in January, the Hammers brought in recruitment guru Kyle Macaulay while majority owner David Sullivan reprised his role as the club’s de facto director of football.

With a huge summer ahead for West Ham after a disappointing season and amid PSR challenges, many fans are concerned at not having an official direct replacement for Steidten.

West Ham were linked with ex Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth when he left Man United after a very brief stint.

That was unsurprising given he worked with Potter and Macaulay at Brighton previously.

At the time, West Ham’s owners said they were a ‘very happy ship’ and were going to ‘see how we do with what we have’ in response to the Ashworth links.

With one of the most important windows of West Ham’s modern history now looming large, has the big news from Newcastle changed anything?

West Ham have responded on the possibility of bringing in departing Newcastle sporting director Mitchell.

Ex Spurs and Monaco sporting director Mitchell has a good relationship with West Ham legend and director Mark Noble.