Hammers in first stadium ownership moves
West Ham are making their possible first steps towards a full takeover of the London Stadium.
We reported earlier that the re-configuration of the west stand is entering its final stage with work on the London Stadium beginning towards the end of June.
When completed the new West Ham stand will incorporate 1,800 extra seats with the capacity increase going up to 62,500.
And Claretandhugh can reveal that the club is putting around £10 million towards the the costs over the next year in two tranches of £5 million.
That will take them beyond the March 2023 when the stadium embarrassment clause comes to an end with the owners.
This is usually the way entrepreneurial exercises are carried out and hopefully with athletics coming to an end and moving to Birmingham the stadium can become a “proper” football arena.
A Hammers source told us: “Nothing will happen until March 23a and the embarrassment clause ends but we can carry on inputting economically.”