Opinion: David Moyes' best option is to stay at West Ham United, even if they win the Europa League

David Moyes has proven himself at West Ham again, which might see him tempted to go for a bigger job. Instead, he should take on new challenges at the London Stadium. On Thursday night, his West Ham side take on Eintracht Frankfurt in one of the Londoners’ most important games in years.

The Germans defeated Xavi Hernandez’s resurgent Barcelona to get there, so they are neither clowns nor jokers. If the Scot can guide the team through the two legs and to the final, he will be West Ham’s most successful manager in decades. Ad/> In the league, West Ham are currently in seventh.

They are likely to reach the Europa League again next season, and there is a chance that consistently playing their best football would earn them a top-four finish. Under Moyes, they have seen their ambitions move from mid-table to top of the table. Europa League‘Baffled’ — Moyes frustration as pitch invader ruins West Ham counter attack08/04/2022 AT 09:03 While they will never reach there, they can consider themselves well set for a few more years at least without relegation concerns.

That has not always been true for the current owners. There are problems which come with success. The quality of Declan Rice and goalscoring of Jarrod Bowen is integral to their recent impressive achievements, but with that comes the watchful eye of scouts from bigger clubs.

Bowen has been linked to Liverpool in the past, and though they plumped for Diogo Jota most recently, they may have to account for two missing strikers — Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino. They could be back, and with 15 goals in 45 games so far this season, others will be tempted if Liverpool aren’t. Will Jurgen Klopp usurp Pep Guardiola as the world's best coach? Opinion: Ten Hag needs to clear out