West Ham have reportedly targeted former Rangers chief Nils Koppen to head up their recruitment.
The Belgian served as director of football recruitment and technical director at Ibrox between January 2024 and July 2025 and is currently technical director at Copenhagen.
According to various reports, West Ham are now lining Koppen up to be their director of football recruitment, although there are other candidates.
The Championship side have been looking to revamp their set up after the departures of former head of recruitment Maximilian Hahn and technical director Tim Steidten.
A director of football is also required and Steve Nickson was lined up before he reportedly agreed terms with Wrexham.
Koppen recently heaped praise on Philippe Clement, who he worked with at Rangers.
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In the first summer at Rangers, we had 15 or 18 exits and around 13 incomings. It was a mad summer. He’s a guy who goes on holiday, but his phone is close to his ear," he told the Pink Un.
“You can call him in the evening and say, ‘Can you watch this player?’ and he’ll give you an answer. I worked at PSV, and it’s a big club, but coaches there wanted everything prepared. Philippe is a coach who puts in the hard work.
“He says, ‘Just give me the name of the player, I’ll do my own work, I’ll find out and give you my opinion.’ He will watch two, three, or even four hours of a player and come back with a good opinion.
“He doesn’t need a compilation of the best moments. He goes into detail by himself and will say, ‘I don’t like this and I do like that.’ It’s a very good way to work, and I think Ben will appreciate that.”
Koppen added: “It’s commitment. You’re invested in something and don’t want to be a passenger. Instead, you want to make something out of it. He’s not somebody who lets things pass by.
“He wants to be involved in every single bit, and if you want to get somewhere as a club, whether that's Norwich or another club, you have to do it together. He’s a good team worker, and I think that’s great.”
