West Ham were relieved after seeing off interest from Liverpool in Tim Steidten only for Newcastle United to be linked. The relief was palpable at West Ham when Liverpool appointed Michael Edwards having been linked with their technical director. Only for news to emerge that the world’s richest club Newcastle are now waiting to pounce for Tim Steidten. The Hammers had been sweating on the future of their ‘pearl diving’ recruitment chief. Hammers face Newcastle Steidten threatWhen reports emerged of Liverpool’s interest, the most senior source inside West Ham told me it would ‘not be easy’ to s…