3<\/p>\n Nuno couldn’t save West Ham from the dropCredit: Getty<\/p>\n West Ham<\/a> needed Tottenham to lose against Everton, but Joao Palhinha’s strike ensured Roberto De Zerbi’s side would not slide into the second tier as they beat the Toffees 1-0.<\/p>\n A number of major player sales<\/a> at West Ham are now expected as they look to climb out of an impending financial hole, with captain Jarrod Bowen looming as a likely candidate for a summer departure.<\/a><\/p>\n But Bowen may not be the only high-profile exit from east London in the coming months, as talkSPORT previously reported in the Transfer Notebook<\/a> there is doubt over Nuno’s future at the club.<\/p>\n The 52-year-old was appointed last September<\/a> on a three-year deal but ultimately failed to steer the Hammers away from trouble.<\/p>\n Read more football news<\/p>\n Despite having plenty of time left on his contract with the Hammers, Pardew<\/a> claimed on talkSPORT’s Final Word that Nuno<\/a> may not be in his post for West Ham’s first Championship campaign in 14 years.<\/p>\n Pardew: It could ‘suit all parties’ for Nuno to leave<\/p>\n And the former West Ham boss added Parker,<\/a> who was last at Burnley, is a name that ‘keeps coming up’ in discussions over who would be next in the London Stadium dugout.<\/p>\n “The interesting thing from what I’m hearing, which is strange noises from some sources close to me are suggesting Nuno might not be there,” Pardew said.<\/p>\n “Not in the form of being sacked, because I think he’s tried to do a decent job and I think he’s had a good go at it in the second part of the season. <\/p>\n “But maybe it will suit all parties for him to go and get someone experienced who knows the Championship like Scott Parker, whose name keeps coming up. That’s not from one source, that’s three or four sources. <\/p>\n “It will be interesting to see.”<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n The Portuguese has been tipped by Pardew to be a free agent in the near futureCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Nuno already boasts Championship experience having steered Wolves to the league title<\/a> in the 2017\/18 season.<\/p>\n But Parker is far more credentialed at that level having overseen promotions to the Premier League at Fulham, Bournemouth and Burnley.<\/p>\n Parklife<\/p>\n The 45-year-old earned automatic promotion with Bournemouth and Burnley while Fulham went up via the play-offs.<\/p>\n Another benefit to Parker’s potential appointment is that he is a free agent having left Burnley in April,<\/a> eight days after their relegation back to the Championship was confirmed.<\/p>\n Parker is a known quantity to Hammers supporters having spent four seasons at the club during his playing days.<\/p>\n The ex-midfielder, who was named West Ham’s Hammer of the Year three seasons running, even scooped up the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award while at the club.<\/p>\n![\"Nuno](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/west-ham-united-manager-nuno-1083627481_13dbc6.jpg\")
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