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Hindsight is a wonderful thing but West Ham look to have dropped a clanger giving up on one star way too soon. There is a reason technical director Tim Steidten has been coveted by the likes Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and Newcastle before and since joining West Ham. The German arrived last summer amid much excitement. West Ham finally had someone with proven pedigree conducting transfers and recruitment. Steidten’s work at Bayer Leverkusen – where he was also influential in appointing Xabi Alonso – providing evidence of that in spades. His work at the London Stadium has been excellent so far wi…

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