Joey Barton suggests David Moyes could be gone by January

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David Moyes was recently appointed as the West Ham United manager.

Former Rangers and Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has suggested to talkSPORT that David Moyes could be gone from West Ham United by January.

Moyes was recently appointed as the West Ham manager following the departure of Slaven Bilic.

The former Manchester United and Everton boss has made a disappointing start to his managerial career at the Hammers.

The London club suffered a 2-0 defeat to Watford away from home at Vicarage Road in the Premier League at the weekend.

Former Manchester City midfielder Barton has suggested that Moyes could be gone from West Ham as early as January despite having a contract until the end of the season.

“They could be looking for another manager again in January,” Barton told talkSPORT.

“If they don’t have a positive upturn in performances and results then the January window opens and you go ‘OK, is David going to be our long-term manager? No. Are we going to allow him money to spend? Well, no. Then are we better replacing him?’

“If somebody else more attractive comes to the market, who is to say West Ham won’t replace David again.It’s clear he wasn’t the fans’ number one choice.”

Barton was actually linked with a move to West Ham back in the summer of 2012. According to The Daily Mail, the Englishman underwent a medical at the Hammers and was due to start training, but the club’s chiefs pulled out of the deal due to fans not wanting him.