Daniel Kretinsky readies huge £100m West Ham decision | OneFootball

Daniel Kretinsky will be the new majority shareholder of West Ham

Daniel Kretinsky has agreed to become the new majority shareholder at West Ham following their relegation from the Premier League.

The Czech businessman will increase his stake from 27 to 43 percent following an agreement with the family of David Gold.

He originally made his initial investment in the London outfit in November 2021, but will now have much greater say on the day-to-day running at the London Stadium.

Major changes behind the scenes will have a big impact going forward for the Irons, with Nils Koppen set to take over as the new sporting director.

The Belgian will work closely with Nuno Espírito Santo to build a team capable of earning promotion to the Premier League.

The 52-year-old coach previously led Wolves to the Championship title in 2018, so has experience of promotion success earlier in his career.

Daniel Kretinsky weighs up £100m West Ham loan

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It has been reported by Bloomberg that Kretinsky is weighing up the possibility of investing £100 million into West Ham through a loan.

The 50-year-old is considering injecting up to nine figures in a bid to bolster the team’s bid for promotion next season.

It’s believed that the money would be earmarked for their transfer budget, which could also help stave off interest in key players like Jarrod Bowen.

West Ham agreed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for the sale of Mateus Fernandes earlier this week, with the Championship side set to receive £85 million.

However, some of that will be given to Southampton due to a sell-on clause agreed when the midfielder made the move from St. Mary’s to the Hammers last summer, which amounts to around £6.5 million.

Kretinsky is keen to see West Ham earn promotion back to the Premier League as quickly as possible, and could lend the club a huge sum as part of his fresh investment into the first team squad, although the exact figure is yet to be determined.

Speculation has surrounded key figures in Espírito Santo’s team since relegation to the Championship was confirmed.

Bowen has been linked with a number of Premier League sides, while Crysencio Summerville is attracting interest from the likes of Manchester United.

It remains to be seen whether either player will be sold, with the first team set to return to pre-season imminently.

West Ham will begin their league campaign on 15 August with a trip to Burnley.

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Daniel Kretinsky is making a big splash at West Ham

Kretinsky hasn’t had a huge impact at West Ham since his original investment in the club, but he is now exerting a lot of control following his agreement with the Gold family.

An investment of £100 million, even via a loan, would be an initial cash injection that should give them the resources to out-compete any of their Championship rivals in the transfer market.

But it will be money he will want back in the long run, one way or another, so there are going to be some strings attached.

It’s an exciting development for fans, but they will also be wondering why it took getting relegated for all of this to finally come about, as this kind of injection 12 months ago could’ve helped them survive in the Premier League.