Paul Lambert sacked by Stoke after failing to stop relegation from the Premier League
Lambert axed after just four months in charge at the Bet365 Stadium as Stoke look to rebuild for a promotion challenge next season
PAUL LAMBERT has been sacked by Stoke after he failed in his battle to keep them in the Premier League.
Lambert has been axed after just four months in charge at the Bet 365 Stadium after being unable to lead a successful battle against relegation.
A Stoke statement said: "Stoke City can confirm that Paul Lambert has today left his position as manager by mutual consent.
"The Club would like to thank Paul for his work over the past four months and wish him well for the future.
"Whilst he was unable to guide us to Premier League safety after being appointed in January, it certainly wasn’t due to a lack of effort, professionalism and dedication on his part.
"Paul would like to thank the Board, players and staff for the opportunity and their support. He would also like to thank the fans for their unwavering support."
The statement continued: "Whilst looking forward to his next challenge, he would like to wish the Club every success next season.
"The Club will appoint a replacement as soon as possible in order to give the new manager time to prepare for the challenge of the 2018/19 season in the Championship.
"The Club will be making no further comment at this stage."
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SunSport understands that David Moyes - who earlier this week left West Ham - is in the running for the job.
The Stoke board are aware they are facing an exodus of their best players over the course of the summer and they will need to start from scratch next season.
And SunSport understands they believe the best way to go about delivering success is to appoint a manager and give him time to build a new-look squad capable of growing over the next two or three years.
The one name that is top of their wanted list to carry out such an overhaul is Moyes - because of the job he did when he was in charge of Everton.