Sullivan has a cunning scheme to prevent Steidten from falling into Liverpool’s hands

If a recent story is to be accepted, West Ham manager David Sullivan has a cunning scheme to keep Tim Steidten out of Liverpool’s hands.

 

David Sullivan, the principal owner of West Ham, has a lengthy history.

 

However, he may have never had to battle to keep a technical director on staff at a club before.

That is the difficulty he is currently facing with West Ham, though, as Liverpool is circling Tim Steidten with serious determination.

 

The top source insider at West Ham acknowledged that it would “not be easy” to prevent Steidten from joining the Reds, as we exclusively reported.

 

Then, this week, in an interview, Steidten acknowledged that Liverpool’s interest had impressed him. The German went on to say that Liverpool is among the biggest teams in the world in his opinion.

 

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Sullivan’s cunning scheme to prevent Steidten from falling into Liverpool’s hands

Ahead of a reported summer transfer to Anfield, he stated that he is organizing West Ham’s summer transfers but also noted, “We’ll see what happens.”

 

Picked by the manager if Steidten rejects the Reds

And for that, he turned down Ibrahim Osman, a player Steidten had intended to sign in January. Since then, Brighton has paid the £16 million to sign the Ghanaian winger for the upcoming summer.

 

According to Matt Law of The Telegraph, Sullivan will offer Steidten a sizable carrot to stay at West Ham.

 

And that gives you total authority to select and name Moyes’ successor.

 

“Technical director Tim Steidten will lead the process to appoint Moyes’ successor should West Ham decide to do so,” the law says.

 

This implies that Steidten will be able to select the candidate he not only thinks is most suitable for the part. However, one who will be more inclined to concentrate on coaching as he selects the team and makes all of the recruiting decisions.

 

It is certain that West Ham wants to keep Steidten happy in east London, as evidenced by his appointment of fellow countryman Max Hahn last week. The Liverpool target is also rumored to be bringing in his brother Moritz as a scout.

 

Providing him final say over Moyes’ replacement might be the game-winning move that keeps him out of Liverpool’s clutches.