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West Ham technical director Tim Steidten is set to leave the club with the terms of his exit currently being finalised.
Steidten was appointed in July 2023 but has faced huge scrutiny over the club’s summer transfer dealings that saw the Hammers spend nearly £130million on new signings.
The German endured a difficult relationship with the club’s previous two managers with both David Moyes and Julen Lopetegui both banning him from the training ground.
Steidten’s role in the current window has been heavily reduced this month with co-owner David Sullivan taking a leading role in negotiations.
His departure comes after new boss Graham Potter brought in a new head of recruitment in the form of Kyle Macaulay, who worked with him at Chelsea and Brighton.
Macaulay is not a direct replacement for Steidten as he fills the vacant post left by former head of recruitment Rob Newman who left in the summer but Mail Sport understands he is already taking on many of Steidten duties.

Tim Steidten is set to leave West Ham after less than two years in the role as technical director

Graham Potter has brought long-term recruitment analyst Kyle Macaulay (ight) with him to the London Stadium
It is currently unclear whether Steidten will be replaced.
‘Kyle’s been part of my staff for the last ten, however many years I’ve been coaching since Sweden,’ said Potter of Macaulay. ‘I know him well and he knows me well.
‘It’s a good link between the coach and the club in terms of recruitment, in terms of the hours and depths of conversations that you have to have around recruitment.
‘They are easier to have with Kyle than it is for me because clearly I’m on the pitch and I’m working with the 20-odd players that we’ve got here.
‘I’m really happy with that appointment. It’s something that was always going to happen. It was just a case of when. I’m obviously delighted he’s here.’
Steidten was hailed as ‘one of the game’s most-admired football administrators’ when he was appointed by West Ham, having worked at Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen.
The 45-year-old was influential in bringing Mohammed Kudus, Edson Alvarez and Konstantin Mavropanos in his first transfer window at the club but has faced criticism for the near £130m recruitment drive this summer.
Niclas Fullkrug arrived for £27m from Borussia Dortmund but has missed most of the season with injury while teenage Brazilian winger Luis Guilherme signed for £25m but is yet to start a Premier League game and has featured for just 45 minutes all season.

Steidten was criticised for a £130m summer recruitment drive, which included the signing of Niclas Fullkrug

Steidten was asked to stay away from the dressing end towards the end of David Moyes’ and Julen Lopetegui’s tenures
The decision to let James Ward-Prowse, a seasoned Premier League campaigner, join Nottingham Forest another questionable transfer decision.
Earlier this month, as pressure mounted on Lopetegui, Steidten was told to stay away from the club’s training ground.
The German’s relationship with the then Hammers boss had deteriorated amid the side’s dismal form.
The same measure was taken towards the end of Moyes’ tenure in east London, due to him speaking to potential replacements for the former Man United boss.