ExWHUemployee shares West Ham impact amid Kretinsky Russian investments
ExWHUemployee claims that Daniel Kretinksy’s financial backing for West Ham in the transfer window is not clear cut.
The minority stakeholder has an investment in Russian companies so it’s far from a clear path for him.
The Czech billionaire currently holds a 27 per cent stake in the Hammers with plans to buy the club outright in the future.
Speaking on the West Ham Way podcast, Ex said, “The finances with Kretinsky, for example, aren’t a hundred per cent clear cut, at the moment.
“He’s got some investment in Russian stuff tied up so I don’t know what the situation is with that.”
Major impact?
Kretinksy arrived at the club making certain financial commitments.
There was an understanding that the Hammers would operate more professionally in the market and not be stingy as they have in the past.
However, neither Kretinksy nor the Hammers hierarchy foresaw what was going to happen in Ukraine.
The sanctions have impacted a few Premier League clubs and West Ham could also be facing the music.
Hopefully, the Kretinsky issue is a minor one and the Hammers do not have to suffer a great deal in the longer run.
David Moyes knows that the club have let him down in the transfer window before and must not allow it to happen again.
In other West Ham news, the club want to sign a ‘Brilliant’ Chelsea player who will tick a major box for David Moyes in the summer.
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