23 June 2020
West Ham United are subject of alleged interest from a high-powered United Arab Emirates group claims the Daily Star today rehashing an earlier story from the Daily Mail .
This is the fourth take over in as many months and the one thing they all have in common is they are all nonsense.
Initially, it was suggested Saudi Arabia could turn their attentions to West Ham if their take over of Newcastle failed to materialise then later in April it was Red Bull that had re-entered the market keen to buy the Hammers for a knockdown price.
Then last week rumours of an American consortium emerged led by West Ham director Tripp Smith, now it is a mega-powerful UAE investment group.
I am sure the rumour is implying is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) which is a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi who already own Manchester City and therefore cannot own a second club.
The recent articles have contained a number of inaccuracies so shouldn’t be taken seriously, Smith ..