- Moyes has been out of work since leaving West Ham role at end of last season
- A number of managers near bottom of the Premier League are under pressure
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Four Premier League teams are potentially interested in monitoring the situation of David Moyes, according to a report.
Moyes is said to be eyeing a return to the dugout for the first time since leaving his role as West Ham boss at the end of last season, and it’s likely that that job would be in the Premier League.
Just one top flight boss has lost their job so far this season – Erik ten Hag at Manchester United – but other managers are looking over their shoulders with the league table starting to settle.
And Moyes, though 61, believes he still has something to offer in the dugout and could be nearing a return around six months since leaving his last role.
According to TalkSport, all four teams could be interested in appointing Moyes should they look to change managers in the near future.
Four Premier League clubs could be monitoring David Moyes’ situation ahead of a potential management change
Moyes is thought to want to return to the dugout after leaving his role at West Ham
He won the Conference League with the Hammers in his second stint before departing
The four sides potentially interested in Moyes are all struggling in the league this season: Crystal Palace, Wolves, Southampton and Leicester.
For Palace, Oliver Glasner appears to have time on his side after getting off to a flyer in charge last season upon replacing Roy Hodgson as boss in February earlier on this year.
But the Austrian has not been quite as successful this year, with Palace 18th in the Premier League table – in the relegation zone with just one win and seven points from 11 games.
They also have a tough run of games coming up and are struggling with countless injuries in a small squad, meaning it will be hard for Glasner to turn his side’s fortunes around in the near future.
Wolves, meanwhile, finally won their first game of the season at the weekend when they beat fellow strugglers Southampton 2-0.
They are 19th with six points from 11 games under Gary O’Neil, and have been the league’s leakiest defence, conceding 27 goals so far – at least five more than any other team.
It’s possible that O’Neil would have been relieved of his duties had Wolves lost at the weekend, but he signed a four-year deal in the summer.
Southampton themselves are bottom of the league with one win from their 11 games so far, which have also seen nine losses. Russell Martin remains under pressure, but has credit in the bank after getting the Saints promoted last season.
As for Leicester, they are 15th with 10 points so far this season, and the jury is still out on Steve Cooper after he replaced Enzo Maresca in the summer.
Gary O’Neil and Steve Cooper are both thought to be under pressure following slow starts to the seasons with Wolves and Leicester respectively
Russell Martin’s Southampton are bottom of the Premier League with four points from 11 games
Oliver Glasner has found things tougher this season following an impressive start to life when he was appointed last term
Moyes boasts an impressive CV, having coached at the likes of Everton, Manchester United and the Hammers – twice – throughout his career.
He has had some struggles – such as in Spain with Real Sociedad and being sacked by United just 10 months into his role. But he has also won silverware in his career – most notably the Conference League with West Ham in 2023.
West Ham have struggled since Moyes’ exit, with his replacement, Julen Lopetegui, himself under pressure with the Hammers 14th in the Premier League table.
They have 12 points from 11 games, picking up just three wins in that time.
