DAVID MOYES has suffered yet another blow to his backroom staff.
Assistant coach Paul Nevin is expected to join up with Patrick Vieira following his recent appointment at Ligue 1 outfit Strasbourg.
Nevin, 54, is the second member of West Ham boss Moyes’ coaching set-up to depart this summer following first team coach Mark Warburton’s mutually agreed exit.
Nevin is also the third coach to leave the club in the past 14 months following Stuart Pearce’s decision to step down last May.
While Warburton’s leave was expected, the loss of Nevin will come as a big shock – a man Moyes has leaned on massively for support over the past few years.
Moyes said: “Paul has played an important role for us during his time here and I would like to thank him for all his support and hard work.
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“He is highly ambitious as a coach and is keen to test himself in a new environment and we wish him well in doing so.”
Nevin – who remains part of Gareth Southgate’s England coaching pack – asked for permission to end his three-year spell in East London after being approached by Strasbourg.
Nevin added: “I’ll always look back on my time and the opportunity I had to work at West Ham with great fondness.
“I wish the club every success in the future and look forward to following their successes from afar.”
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Alongside recruitment plans following Declan Rice’s £105m move to Arsenal, Moyes, 60, must now fill two spots of his coaching team.
It is unlikely those vacancies will be filled before they fly out for their pre-season trip to Australia on July 11.
As it stands, Moyes’ staff comprises of Kevin Nolan, Billy McKinlay and goalkeeper coach Xavi Valero.
Moyes is also preparing to work alongside the club’s newly appointed technical director Tim Steidten. The German will head up recruitment alongside sporting director Mark Noble.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
