Overview
- Vanessa Gold announced on Saturday that she has agreed to sell the Gold family trust’s 25.1% holding to a consortium led by Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi, and the consortium says a legally binding deal has been signed.
- West Ham has confirmed the sale will enter a formal pre-emption process that takes about two months and leaves the club’s ownership unchanged until it is completed.
- Daniel Kretinsky’s camp said the new announcement breaks an earlier June agreement with the Gold family and said it is reviewing options, including exercising full pre-emption rights to match the offer.
- Staveley and Ghodoussi bring experience from their role at Newcastle United and the consortium has said it would provide funds and expertise for the club, while analysts note a full takeover would be costly given West Ham’s London valuation.
- The outcome will affect control of a club still owned mainly by David Sullivan (~38.8%) and Daniel Kretinsky (~27%), and it arrives as West Ham prepares for a Championship season after last year’s relegation.