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Spector would like to see Michael Carrick return to West Ham (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former West Ham United defender Jonathan Spector insists Ruben Amorim is a realistic target but would also like to see Michael Carrick considered should the club part ways with David Moyes.<\/p>\n

The Hammers have made no announcement on Moyes\u2019 future but the club are actively searching for a new manager to take over in east London.<\/p>\n

The club are understood to have held productive talks with former Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui with Sporting Lisbon boss Amorim flying to London at the start of the week to meet West Ham co-owner David Sullivan.<\/p>\n

Two Championship managers are also reportedly on West Ham\u2019s radar in Middlesbrough and Ipswich bosses Carrick and McKenna, both in their first full-time managerial roles after leaving Manchester United\u2019s coaching staff in 2021.<\/p>\n

Spector, who made over 100 appearances for West Ham, would \u2018love\u2019 to see Carrick, himself a West Ham academy graduate, get such an opportunity, believing he has a huge future ahead of him in management.<\/p>\n

Spector adds Carrick has similar managerial traits to Xabi Alonso, another former deep-lying midfielder now in the dugout, leading Bayer Leverkusen to their sensational Bundesliga success this season.<\/p>\n

With Ipswich meanwhile battling for the Championship title and automatic promotion to the Premier League, the former USA international suggests McKenna will stay on at Portman Road should they go up.<\/p>\n

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Spector made over 100 appearances for the Hammers (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I think with Kieran McKenna, if you take a club up you probably want to stay with that club, but is the allure of West Ham and that job and being a bigger job, is that a bit more attractive?\u2019 Spector said, speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk <\/strong>via Betsson, the home of Premier League odds.<\/p>\n

\u2018On Carrick, I think he\u2019s done a fantastic job at Middlesbrough, I would love to see someone like him get that opportunity as well, and he was someone I really liked as a player and has done a really good job as a manager.<\/p>\n

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Amorim also held talks with West Ham this week (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I see so many similarities between him and Xabi Alonso in terms of how they seem to see the game, and we all know how well Xabi has done as a manager! Maybe I\u2019m seeing it through rose tinted glasses, but I think he has a really bright future ahead of him in management.\u2019<\/p>\n

West Ham\u2019s attempts to bring Sporting manager Amorim to the London Stadium have been viewed as ambitious, with the Portuguese coach also considered for the Liverpool job and also a possible option for Chelsea with pressure growing on Mauricio Pochettino.<\/p>\n