Daniel Kretisnky, owner of Sparta Prague, takes 27% of West Ham

The Czech businessman Daniel Kretisnky, owner of Sparta of Prague, has been done with 27% of the West Ham United.

This purchase by the shareholders of the English club is understood as an approach by the businessman to end up taking the majority stake of the West Ham and finish with the stage of David Gold and David Sullivan leading the team.

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For now Kretisnky and his partner Pavel Horsky They will occupy a seat on the board of the London team.

Different investments in the UK

Kretinsky, in addition to being the owner of the Sparta of Prague, has different investments in the United Kingdom, being the largest shareholder in the Royal Mail postal company, and second in the Sainsbury supermarket chain.

As explained by the West HamThis agreement represents an improvement in the club’s capital structure that will allow it to “reduce long-term debt” and help to inject money into key areas of the team to continue the progress of recent years.

In recent years there have been protests against the owners of the West Ham, culminating in the 2017/2018 season, when, with the team on the brink of relegation, there was a field invasion at the Olympic Stadium in London that forced the captain, Mark Noble, to expel a fan from the field of play.

Have a good sporting time with Moyes

Among the decisions that have been made at the ‘hammer’ club in recent years, the move from the old Boleyn Ground to the London Olympics stands out. Yet now peace reigns in the West Ham thanks to the good sporting moment that the team spends with David Moyes in front. They are third in the Premier, they play European competition and are in the quarterfinals of the League Cup.