Tim Steidten made one specific signing for West Ham United that was completely out of the blue.
West Ham appointed Tim Steidten as the club’s new director of football back in the summer of 2023.
However, the German didn’t come into his own until this summer, when he had full control of transfers and was allegedly responsible for all but one of the nine new signings made by the Hammers.
Despite an incredible summer transfer window, Julen Lopetegui has struggled to get his players firing so far.
The Spaniard still has plenty of supporters, including the likes of Guillem Balague.
Interestingly, Sullivan and Steidten were both criticised recently by Balague, with the Spaniard cryptically telling the Hammers fans to ‘look behind the bench’ to understand the problems at the club.
Steidten is clearly a very influential figure at the London Stadium, and has just as much say in transfers as Lopetegui does, maybe even more so.
And now an explanation has been provided for one of Steidten’s more bizarre signings for the Hammers…
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