Scottish specialist signed a contract for a season and a half.

David Moyes succeeds Manuel Pellegrini as West Ham head coach, Hammers reported on Twitter.

The contract with a Scottish specialist is calculated until the end of the season 2020/21. He gets to work immediately.

It is under the leadership of Moyes that the team will prepare for the match with Bournemouth on January 1 at the London Stadium.

\u003cWe are pleased to confirm that David Moyes has returned to the Club as first-team manager. pic. twitter. com / Y2fxo5hTCE - West Ham United (@WestHam) December 29, 2019 Moyes has already worked at West Ham for seven months in the 2017/18 season, after which he relinquished his position to the aforementioned Pellegrini.

After 19 matches played, West Ham takes 17th place in the standings, one point ahead of the relegation zone.