England’s West Ham could be acquired by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, current owner of Sparta Prague in his country.
The London club that goes through a good sporting present, could suffer the same fate as the New Castle team, which was acquired by the public investment fund of the royal family of Saudi Arabia.
In addition to owning the Sparta in Prague, Kretinsky has significant investments in British companies such as the Royal Mail postal company. He is the largest shareholder there, and Sainsbury supermarkets, where he is the second largest shareholder.
In the case of acquiring the London set, it would end up with the current owners of the English set. It’s about David Gold and David Sullivan. In recent years, several clubs in England have suffered the disagreement of their partiality for the dealings that have been made with the institutions.
West Ham follows in the footsteps of the New Castle
Newcastle United was acquired by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), controlled by the state of Saudi Arabia. The operation was approved by the Premier League of England.
Previously, the club had a history of purchase but it was stopped. This happened during the year 2020 and the reason was for piracy reasons. The same happened in Saudi Arabia the teleoperator beIN Sports, in possession of the television rights in the country. However, Saudi Arabia resolved the issue and the operation, which was stopped awaiting trial in January, was resolved in just two days.
“All parties have reached an agreement that the sale is necessary to end the uncertainty of the fans about the owners of the club. The Premier League has received legal confirmation that the state of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle.
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