The suggestion that Redbull has reignited interest in buying West Ham at a cut-down price is completely false.
The rumour originated from Twitter last night with an account with 300,000 followers claiming a source close to David Gold had told them Red Bull were back on the scene wanting a takeover at a bargain price.
Back in 2016, a tabloid story suggested Red Bull had bid £200m for the Hammers.
Joint Chairman David Sullivan took to the official website whufc.com to set the record straight by saying: “I would also like to take the opportunity to mention that the story that appeared in The Sun on Boxing Day morning regarding the possible sale of the Club to Red Bull is six months out of date. We did have a tentative approach to buy the Club for £650m from external investors in August this year, but I want to reiterate that we, the current owners, have NO DESIRE to sell the Club unless it is to somebody like the King of Saudi Arabia who can take it to a level we cannot ourselves hope to reach.
At the time Red Bull’s global of football took the unusual step of denying any potential takeover of the Hammers.
Redbull’s group’s global head of football Oliver Mintzlaff flatly denied any suggestion saying Red Bull is not currently looking to add to its portfolio of football clubs.
“I should really know about this in my function because I’d be actively involved in it,” Mintzlaff told German magazine Kicker
“But I am not involved. Thus, I can completely rule it out. We continue to focus on our investments at our current clubs.”
Take it from us, this latest Rebull rumour in 2020 has no wings!
