West Ham United officially appointed former Chelsea head coach Graham Potter as its new head coach..

West Ham United announced on its official website on Thursday that the club has officially appointed Brighton and Chelsea's former English head coach Graham Potter, as its new head coach.

As previously reported by Sky Sports' renowned Italian transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, in the official statement, West Ham United stated that Potter has signed on a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club which will run until the summer of 2027.

At the same time, former Brighton assistant coach Billy Reid, former Brighton legendary Spanish defender Bruno and former Stoke City Spanish head coach Narcis Perlach will also join the club as members of Potter's assistant coaching team.

After completing his signing procedures, Potter, who gave his first interview to West Ham United's official website, said: "I am very happy to be here. For me, it is important to wait until a job that I feel is right for me comes along, and it is equally important that I am right for the club I join. That's how I feel about West Ham United."

"My dialogue with the chairman and the board has been very positive and constructive. We share the same values of hard work and high energy to create a solid foundation that can succeed. We agree on what is needed in the short term and how to move the club forward in the medium and long term."

"West Ham United is a big club in the heart of London with a huge fan base and great support from all over the world. I saw the scene after they won the Europa Conference League in 2023, and it was clear that this is a club that has all the conditions to achieve continued success both on and off the court."

"The club has made great progress in recent years and has secured some very solid foundations to build on. You can't win a trophy in the Europa Conference League by chance. To do this, the club must have a good foundation. The challenge now is to accept this and take the next step to build a team and club that fans can be proud of."

The Hammers' former Spanish head coach Julen Lopetegui was recently sacked due to poor performances.

About Graham Potter

The 49-year-old Potter was born on May 20, 1975 in Solihull, England. He is 1.85 meters tall. He played as a left back during his playing career. He has played for Birmingham City, Stoke City, Southampton, Macclesfield, and is also a York City legend.

After retiring, Potter served as the head coach of the former Swedish Allsvenskan club Ostersunds from 2011 to 2018.

During his coaching career at Ostersunds, Potter was often known for successfully discovering and successfully transforming stars from the English non-league. He also became famous for leading the club to a shock win over Galatasaray, PAOK Salonika and Arsenal during the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League.

In the summer of 2018, Potter was appointed as the head coach of Swansea City.

During his tenure at the Swans, Potter led the team to nearly defeat Manchester City in the FA Cup.

The following summer, Potter was appointed as Brighton head coach.

During the three-year spell as the head coach of Seagulls, Potter helped the club gradually transform from a relegation battling club to a super dark horse with excellent style of play, and once led the club to shock wins over Manchester United twice.

In September 2022, Potter replaced England national team head coach Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea head coach.

However, during his coaching tenure at the club, the Blues owner Todd Boehly had been frantically signing players in the transfer market, this made Potter have no time to properly figure out his best lineup, resulting in his poor performances and eventually being sacked in April of the following year.

After leaving Chelsea, Potter was approached by Ajax, but he refused to join the Eredivisie giants, whose performances has seriously declined in recent years.

Throughout Potter's coaching career, he coached a total of 166 games in all competitions for Premier League clubs Brighton and Chelsea, achieving 54 wins, 54 draws and 58 losses, with a win percentage of 34.91%.