Daniel Kretinsky, the owner of Royal Mail, is positioned to become the largest shareholder at West Ham United following an agreement with co-owner David Sullivan. The development represents a significant setback for Amanda Staveley, who had been pursuing a buyout of Vanessa Gold’s 25.1% stake in the East London club.
Staveley, a British businesswoman and former Newcastle United director, had reached an accord with the Gold family back in July. She was leading a consortium effort aimed at securing a place on the club’s board. Earlier this week, she attended West Ham’s 4-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at the London Stadium as a guest.
Welcome to the family, Daniel. Hope this means stability and silverware for the club soon.
Staveley taking this loss hard. The Golds clearly prefer Sullivan’s new deal over her consortium bid.
Interesting move by Kretinsky. He’s already in Royal Mail, so football expansion makes strategic sense.
As long as the team performs well, who cares who owns it? We just want to win matches.
Saw Staveley at the Wolves game looking quite composed. Guess she’s moving on now.