Report: Sullivan to step in over Stadium

David Sullivan is tonight reported as being ready to step up into what is described as an “impasse”  surrounding London Stadium.

The BBC are reporting that Sadiq Khan said he wanted to make the stadium financially viable over the term of West Ham’s 99-year lease.

And they add that it’s projected London Stadium will lose £140m over the next 10 years.

Khan and West Ham’s chief executive Karren Brady met on March 27 in a 45 minute meeting but there was no progress then and has been none since.

The dialogue was intended to offer the club greater involvement in the running of the stadium in return for an increased financial contribution beyond the present £2.5m per year.

A spokesman for the Mayor of London said: “Following the Mayor’s meeting with Baroness Brady in March we are waiting to receive West Ham’s proposals on how to improve the future governance arrangements of the London Stadium.

“The Mayor’s Office and Lyn Garner, chief executive of LLDC, will then be keen to discuss those plans with West Ham as soon as possible.”