Narcis Pelach lands Premier League job as sacked Stoke City boss makes swift return
Narcis Pelach is back in work less than two weeks after being sacked by Stoke City.
Pelach was axed by the Potters after just 19 matches at the end of last month, but has made a swift return as first team coach to new West Ham manager Graham Potter. The Premier League club confirmed Potter’s appointment on Thursday morning, with Pelach joining his backroom team.
“I am delighted to be here. It was important to me that I waited until a job came along that I felt was right for me, and equally that I was the right fit for the Club I am joining. That is the feeling I have with West Ham United,” said Potter.
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“My conversations with the Chairman and the Board have been very positive and constructive, we share the same values of hard work and high energy to create the solid foundations that can produce success, and we are on the same wavelength in terms of what is needed in the short-term and then how we want to move the Club forward in the medium to long term.
“West Ham United is a huge Club, at the heart of London, with a tremendous fanbase and great support all around the world. I saw the scenes that followed their Europa Conference League victory in 2023 and it was clear that this is a Club with everything in place to become consistently successful, both on and off the pitch.
“The Club have made a lot of good progress in recent years and ensured there are some very strong foundations in place to build on. You don’t win a European trophy by fluke – there has to be a good bedrock at a football club for that to happen, and the challenge now is to take that on and build the next steps, to develop a team and a Club that the supporters can be proud of.”
