The Spaniard officially begins work on July 1st, having taken some time out from management after leaving Wolves.

In his one campaign at Molineux, he guided the Midlands side to a 13th-placed finish having taken over in November of 2022.

He would then go on to leave just days before the opening game of the 2023/24 season.

Lopetegui arrives with an impressive CV; managing the likes of Porto, Sevilla, Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.

His greatest success to date came at Sevilla, winning the Europa League in 2020 after defeating Inter Milan 3-2 in the final.

“I feel very happy, first of all, to be able to be part of the future of this big club,” Lopetegui told West Ham TV.

“We will try to put our stamp on the club. I feel that we have a fantastic platform. 

"I think the last few years have been very good years to have this base, of course, but my ambition as a coach is always to be better and better, to achieve more and bigger aims and to encourage and improve the players, the team, and to compete because football is about this – to compete. We are very ambitious about this."

West Ham's new head coach also had a solid playing career as a goalkeeper and is one of a small group of players to turn out for both Barcelona and Real Madrid - albeit rarely featuring across spells at each club.

The Hammers have just finished ninth in the league with 52 points and missed out on qualification for European football next season.