Thomas Skinner excited after recent West Ham takeover update
West Ham supporting businessman Thomas Skinner believes PAI will release more information about the takeover in the due course.
Having spoken to people at PAI Capital, Skinner was excited and described their vision as “brilliant”, via his personal Twitter account.
He also stated that they’re willing to invest money into the squad and help take the club to the next level.
Reacting to this update, he tweeted on Friday night saying, “I’m so excited. But I don’t wanna drive everyone mad. So I’ll keep updating when I know more.
“I’m confident PAI will release more information when the timing is right”
Good move?
As West Ham fans we’ve lived to understand that promises from owners are far from what reality really is like.
It may seem like everything is rosy before they take over and once that’s done, things continue to go on as per normal.
We would like David Gold and David Sullivan to sell as soon as possible, but there are implications for them should they do it before March 2023.
Any sale of or over £300 million would result in 20% windfall tax being paid to the current owners of the stadium which is possibly why there may be some inhibitions from Gold and Sullivan to let go.
That said, a deal could be put in place where all the plans are agreed beforehand and formally the new terms kick in after the pre-determined date in March.
This will also give the new owners time to get other things sorted and hopefully, drive the club forward in the future.
Given our current squad and European status, it may be the ideal time for a consortium to take over the ownership as there’s a sky-high potential to be reached if the right decisions are made.
PAI Capital ideally should be placing their plans forth soon so there’s an understanding as to what their future vision of the club is.
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