West Ham United news as £1.25billion twist emerges after Qatar takeover rumours
Rumours around a possible Qatari takeover of West Ham United have begun to circulate once more, but have been dismissed already by Sean Whetstone.
The editor of 6foot2 has taken to Twitter, where he posted a list of reasons the takeover is not on the cards, suggesting that Daniel Kretinsky would want to double his investment to even think of selling – a figure that currently stands at £1.25billion.
Recently, Simon Stone of the BBC claimed [Stretford Paddock, July 11] that West Ham could attract takeover interest from Qatar if their final bid is rejected by the Glazer family, which is now the case, leading to rumours resurfacing about a possible takeover.
Rumours emerging based on old stories
It seems that the overriding theme of the takeover rumours is that they are based on stories that have been circulated periodically since around 2016 when the Daily Mail shared a report that West Ham had attracted interest.
The rumours will not go away though, with Stone’s comments recently reigniting the flame, although he also name-checked Tottenham, in what appeared to be more of a suggestion than any new information emerging about a potential takeover opportunity.
Concerns around the ownership of West Ham have taken a back seat after the club’s recent Europa Conference League success, followed by a positive transfer window in which the club did plenty of ambitious business despite losing star man Declan Rice.
Qatari interest is sure to spark a level of intrigue amongst fans, particularly given what the Saudi Arabian investment fund has done with Newcastle on the pitch – aside from the obvious moral concerns that loom over any takeover of this sort. It doesn’t seem like anything worth thinking about for now at least.
In other West Ham news, a star player is set to double his wages with contract news expected soon.