West Ham Takeover Report: Staveley Interest Not Dead As Relegation Could Force Cut-Price Sale

Amanda Staveley’s attempts to buy West Ham United have not collapsed, according to a report from a football finance expert this morning.

The former Newcastle United owner has been linked with a consortium bid for the Hammers, with an ownership restructure also on the cards — one that could see Daniel Křetínský and David Sullivan holding equal shares in the club.

That’s led to plenty of speculation that this could all be positioning ahead of a future sale, with Křetínský potentially looking to buy up the Gold family’s shares before selling on at a profit.

Relegation Could Change Everything

Of course, all of this hinges on which division West Ham are playing in next season.

And unless we can pull off something close to a miracle against Arsenal, relegation is looking the more likely outcome right now.

Ironically, that’s exactly what could bring Staveley back into the picture.

Finance Expert Lifts Lid On Cut-Price Scenario

Football finance expert and former Manchester City adviser Stefan Borson believes a drop to the Championship could make West Ham a far more attractive proposition — purely on price.

Speaking to Football Insider, he said: “Certainly, if the club get relegated, in some ways it makes it a cheaper deal and, therefore, perhaps they could be more likely to do a deal, but it also makes it much riskier.”

Borson, who regularly appears on TalkSport and Sky, also suggested Staveley would be unlikely to front a deal herself, but could still be involved if the numbers made sense.

West Ham Board Member	Role
David Sullivan	Joint-Chair
Daniel Křetínský	Joint-Chair
Vanessa Gold	Joint-Chair
Karim Virani	Interim Chief Executive Officer
Andy Mollett	Chief Financial Officer (Retiring)
Albert “Tripp” Smith	Non-Executive Director
Daniel Harris	Non-Executive Director

Sullivan And Křetínský Still Most Likely

Claret & Hugh were told by a source with a good understanding of the situation at West Ham that the most likely outcome remains Sullivan and Křetínský becoming joint majority shareholders.

However, when pushed on whether Sullivan would definitely stay, the response was far from certain.

“Not definitely, he could still sell up if they’re relegated.”

Hope springs eternal, of course.

But with so many moving parts — and relegation still looming large — I won’t be popping the Champagne just yet.