West Ham confirm Amanda Staveley has agreed a deal to buy 25.1% stake in the club | OneFootball

West Ham United have confirmed that Amanda Staveley has reached an agreement to secure a 25.1% stake in the club through a consortium that also includes Mehrdad Ghodoussi and PCP Capital Partners.

The agreement comes after Vanessa Gold, daughter of the club’s former chairman David Gold, decided to sell her family’s West Ham shares.

However, the transaction is not yet complete. The current West Ham shareholders will first have the opportunity to purchase the stake through a pre-emption process before the sale can be finalised.

The proposed deal follows the collapse of an earlier agreement that would have seen Czech businessman and current shareholder Daniel Kretinsky increase his holding in the club. 

That arrangement was reached in June, but ultimately failed to go ahead, forcing the Gold family to pursue a new buyer.

Vanessa Gold said her main priority had always been to protect the club’s long-term future, continuing the values her father upheld throughout his time at West Ham. 

She also described serving as joint chair and director following David Gold’s death in 2023 as a great honour and thanked the club’s staff, players and supporters for their backing.

“As the daughter of David Gold, it was a great honour to step into a joint chair and director role at the club following his passing in 2023,” she said in a statement. 

“Over the past three years I have taken huge personal pride in continuing that legacy and will always be hugely grateful to the staff, players and fans who allowed me to do so.

“On June 12, Daniel Kretínsky and I agreed a sale that would have made EP Group the single largest shareholder in West Ham. 

“Unfortunately, since that time, the original deal and other alternatives that we have discussed could not be brought to fruition.

“Amanda Staveley, Mehrdad Ghodoussi and PCP Capital Partners will bring deep experience and understanding of what it takes to lead a successful football club, and I have every confidence in what she and her partners can bring to West Ham.”

Staveley has been looking to invest in another Premier League club since she left Newcastle United.

Alongside Ghodoussi, she helped oversee a remarkable turnaround at St James’ Park, with Newcastle progressing from a team battling relegation to regular European contenders before leaving in 2024. 

Staveley’s investment in West Ham would be a massive boost for the Hammers as they look for a swift return to the Premier League this season.