Pundit: West Ham United to buy London Stadium in 2023 amid takeover talks
We’re delighted to welcome former West Ham United striker Frank McAvennie as our exclusive columnist. Each week he’ll be giving his views on the biggest talking points at the London Stadium…
West Ham United could look to try and buy the London Stadium in 2023 if their expected takeover goes through, according to Frank McAvennie.
Daniel Kretinsky has been tipped to attempt a full takeover of the club this summer after investing in the club back in 2021, especially after the sudden loss of David Gold last month.
But according to McAvennie, the Czech businessman could also look to purchase the London Stadium as part of his full takeover of the club and start taking the club forward from this summer.
“It’s a strange one because the club is going to be sold this year by all accounts, so why would the owners want to spend money when they’re selling?” he told West Ham Zone.
“I just don’t get it. I don’t know what’s happening at the club.
“Last I heard was they can’t sell the club until 2023 and they can buy the huge football stadium and all that kind of stuff this year apparently.
“It’ll be a good idea if they buy the stadium, get someone in.
“Somebody came in and took a lot of shares and by all accounts they’re the ones that is going to be running the club. So we’ll see what happens.
“We’ll watch this space because at the moment Mr. Sullivan is still running things day to day, I don’t know how long that’ll happen for but I didn’t think he’d be in it for as long as he has. So fair play to him.”