• Technical director has been at club since summer of 2023
• Hammers keen on loan deal for Ajax forward Brobbey

West Ham are finalising the departure of their technical director, Tim Steidten, after freezing him out of their transfer plans.

Steidten arrived at the club in the summer of 2023 and was soon playing a key role in the transfer market. But the 45-year-old German has been under growing pressure because of a series of questionable signings.