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title: "West Ham could move for Rafael Benitez"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-rafael-benitez-manager-update/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2023-03-05T17:10:39Z"
modified: "2023-03-05T17:10:39Z"
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# West Ham could move for Rafael Benitez

**[West Ham](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) could look at a move for Rafael Benitez to possibly replace [David Moyes](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/david-moyes/), according to [The Daily Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1742399/West-Ham-news-David-Moyes-sack-Brighton-next-manager).**

### The Lowdown: Moyes chants

The Hammers lost 4-0 at Brighton in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) on Saturday afternoon, with the travelling supporters [chanting](https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/west-ham-fans-turn-on-david-moyes-after-heavy-defeat-at-brighton/118548082.html) ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ and ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ at Moyes in either half.

West Ham continue to flirt with the bottom three following their [14th](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) league defeat and potential replacements for the Scot are being mooted in the media, although [Roshane Thomas](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/west-ham-david-moyes-manager-update-board/) has stated that Moyes still has support from the board.

### The Latest: Benitez claim

[Jack McEachen of The Daily Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1742399/West-Ham-news-David-Moyes-sack-Brighton-next-manager) shared a story on Saturday evening following the 4-0 defeat to Brighton, looking at five possible options to replace Moyes with the pressure mounting.

One of those was Benitez, with the reporter saying that the Spaniard is after a ‘project’ in his next job, something which the Hammers would represent.

[![West Ham latest news](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-david-moyes-premier-league-scaled-1.jpg)](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest-news-6/)

### The Verdict: Needed?

A change appears needed at the London Stadium in what has been a hugely frustrating campaign, and Benitez could be the man to turn things around.

He has actually defeated Moyes [11](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rafael-benitez/bilanztrainer/trainer/1522) times during his career and has plenty of experience in England with Liverpool, Newcastle and Everton.

The [4-2-3-1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rafael-benitez/profil/trainer/1522) manager also has experience of managing a side in the latter stages of a European competition, and with West Ham still in the Europa Conference League, bringing in Benitez could be a wise move, both in the short and long run, especially with the available 62-year-old seemingly looking for a long-term role.