Amanda Staveley takeover latest drops at West Ham after David Sullivan controversy

West Ham United have begun negotiations over a possible takeover at the London Stadium.

Weeks after both Karren Brady and David Sullivan stepped down from the board, changes continued to be floated.

Daniel Kretinsky and the Gold Family Trust remain the other shareholders, alongside Sullivan, with no deal made easy.

Amanda Staveley has been consistently linked with West Ham in recent years, and it looks as though her interest is now peaking again.

With her husband, Mehrdad Ghodoussi and their investment firm, PCP Partners, they are looking at several clubs.

And despite West Ham dropping out of the Premier League, that doesn't appear to have put them off.

How would Amanda Staveley takeover bid look at West Ham?

It could be very complicated.

The Reuben brothers, who co-own Newcastle United are said to not be involved in any possible West Ham bid.

Craig Hope and the Daily Mail has reported that Staveley and her party have started exploratory talks over the Hammers.

It doesn't appear to have gone past that, so far.

With Sullivan stepping down after serious allegations around his personal life and career, he will still need to be involved in any negotiations surrounding a takeover.

What are David Sullivan's plans now at West Ham?

Understandly, not much has been said.

Sullivan is understood to be open to selling his shares, but if the past is anything to go by, he won't be an easy negotiator.

With several senior influences stepping down over the past year, Kretinsky and those around him now need to deal with that mess.

The question could be, does he does that or is it just easier to sell up?

Relegation wouldn't have been on the mind of the Czech billionaire when he first got involved, and neither would be any of this current mess that he has seemingly inherited.

Staveley and Ghodoussi have been there and done it with Newcastle, who were plummeting towards relegation when they arrived to turn it around.

Having said that, they also had huge backing from PIF, which wouldn't be there at the London Stadium.

With the losses of relegation to deal with, player sales and the goal to return to the Premier League immediately, this takeover could be what is needed to kickstart everything again for Nuno Espirito Santo.

All eyes are now on West Ham.