West Ham United appointed Tim Steidten as the director of football back in the summer of 2023. Tim Steidten made an immediate impact at West Ham by playing a key role in the signings of Konstantinos Mavropanos, Edson Alvarez and Mohammed Kudus last summer. The 45-year-old German is completely in charge of transfers, whilst Julen Lopetegui is tasked with training the players he is given to work with. This summer, Steidten went into overdrive on his private jet, and was the driving force behind the Hammers making nine new signings. Steidten was given total control of transfers in the summer tran…