West Ham united director of football Tim Steidten worked very closely alongside Julen Lopetegui during the summer transfer window. Tim Steidten joined West Ham as the director of football back in the summer of 2023 – a full 12 months before Julen Lopetegui arrived at the London Stadium. The German has played a key role at the club when it comes to transfers, but his role consists of so much more than purely overseeing incomings and outgoings. Tim Steidten takes great pride in overseeing player welfare at West Ham, and he proved that by flying out to Brazil to check up on Lucas Paqueta during t…