Lopetegui wants to make 'big, big noise' at West Ham

Julen Lopetegui says he is "where I want to be" after it was confirmed he will replace David Moyes as manager of West Ham.

The former Spain, Porto, Wolves, Sevilla and Real Madrid boss will officially begin work with the Hammers on 1 July.

Speaking to club media following his appointment, he said: "I feel very happy, first of all, to be able to be part of the future of this big club. We will try to put our stamp on the club.

"I feel that we have a fantastic platform. I think the past few years have been very good to have this base but my ambition as a coach is always to be better and better, to achieve more and bigger aims and to encourage and improve the players, the team, and to compete. We are very ambitious about this.

"I am where I want to be. I am here because I want to be here and for us it was a fantastic day when we closed our agreement here because our commitment is 100% to be here."

West Ham will not host European football next season for the first time in four years but this did not influence Lopetegui's decision.

Instead, the Spanish manager is keen to turn the Hammers into a force, in the Premier League and abroad.

"We had other opportunities but I am very happy that West Ham chose me because I chose West Ham too, so we are really happy about this," he said.

"We came here with the thought to make a big, big noise. "e are excited by this challenge. Of course, we are going to do our best to help the club and the team to achieve the best level and our aims.

"I assure the fans that they are going to be key."