MOYES HEADING FOR EXIT...AND WANTS TOP-EIGHT CLUB

DAVID MOYES’S position as West Ham manager looks increasingly uncertain after he revealed that he expects to receive job offers this summer. The Scot, whose side face Manchester United tonight, signed a short-term contract when he succeeded Slaven Bilic and has achieved the target he was set last November — keeping West Ham in the Premier League. It was West Ham’s intention to reassess the manager’s position at the end of the campaign but the odds on Moyes remaining at the London Stadium have lengthened, after he declared his ambition to manage a topeight team next season.

Sportsmail understands Manuel Pellegrini has been put forward to West Ham’s board as a potential successor to Moyes. The 65-year-old, who has been working in China with Hebei China Fortune, won the title with Manchester City. Moyes, who is hoping to sign off the season with back-to-back home wins, revealed that he turned down an offer from a Premier League rival in January. Stoke are believed to be the club, with owner Peter Coates a long-term admirer. ‘I could have joined a Premier League club during the season here when I was West Ham manager,’ said Moyes. ‘I chose not to. But I’ve got other things if it’s not renewed. It’s not a problem. I want to be a manager pushing the top six or eight. You need the tools for that. I’ve been right for a few clubs and I think I’d be right for many clubs. For most of my seasons, apart from one last year, I’ve been competing at the top six, eight. I know what you need to get there. ‘I need to see if West Ham are going to get there. I don’t want to be a manager who celebrates avoiding relegation. Getting into Europe would be something to celebrate. ‘I wouldn’t want to run round waving to supporters because we’ve avoided relegation.’ West Ham need a spell of stability if they are going to progress but Moyes believes significant work needs to be undertaken. He also insists their deals in the January window were the best in the division. ‘There is a lot to be done, on the pitch and off the pitch,’ Moyes said. ‘We’ve done a lot of things. My experience has allowed me to see what good really looks like off the pitch, whether it be facilities, a board of directors, the people who work round football clubs, the roles people should have. West Ham arguably had the best January of any club in the Premier League because we sold three players, made a profit, bought one, brought in only Jordan Hugill. We sold Jose Fonte, Diafra Sakho, Andre Ayew. You could say that was a risk and if it hadn’t worked you could probably be critical. You could argue we had the best January because we made a good profit and still stayed up.’ WEST HAM have checked on Belgium international Leander Dendoncker but are not sure he is worth £18million. Assistant manager Stuart Pearce saw him play for Anderlecht against Club Brugge last weekend. The 23-year-old has played as a defensive midfielder and centre back this season.