Gold family agree to sell West Ham stake to Staveley

What the report says

Vanessa Gold, daughter of former West Ham co-owner David Gold, has said the family has agreed to sell its shareholding in the club to a consortium led by former Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley. BBC Sport reported that the package concerns a 25% stake in the Championship side and includes PCP Capital Partners, Staveley’s husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi and Ashland Forest Capital Partners. The move is still subject to completion.

In a statement, Gold said she wanted supporters to know where the process stands and said she hopes new ownership will help West Ham reach its potential and return to the Premier League. David Gold died in 2023 and had been joint chairman alongside David Sullivan for 13 years. Sullivan remains the club’s largest shareholder, while Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky holds the next biggest stake.

The report adds that Kretinsky’s EP Group had held separate talks with the Gold family earlier this summer after West Ham’s relegation, but those discussions did not lead to a deal. Kretinsky’s camp said the new agreement creates uncertainty and said it was reviewing options, including whether to use pre-emption rights. Those rights generally allow existing shareholders to buy shares before they are sold to outside parties. Staveley and Ghodoussi previously held shares at Newcastle between 2021 and 2024.