Recently relegated West Ham United are attracting interest from former Newcastle United co-owners, with the club undergoing changes at boardroom level following allegations against shareholder David Sullivan
West Ham United has received acquisition interest from former Newcastle United co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi.
The club have reportedly held exploratory talks with Staveley and her husband Ghodoussi, which is reportedly one of many English football clubs the couples’ PCP Capital Partners’ investment firm is interested in acquiring.
The terms of the Staveley Ghodoussi investment proposal currently remain unclear. Insider Sport has reached out to West Ham for comment, though the club has declined to provide more information at this time.
Staveley and Ghodoussi’s PCP Capital Partners has also expressed an interest in Tottenham Hotspur. The investment company lodged a preliminary expression of interest in Spurs in September 2025 following the departure of long-term Chairman Daniel Levy.
PCP Capital Partners ultimately did not file an offer for Tottenham, but the Daily Mail reported the club remains of interest to Staveley and Ghodoussi.
Staveley was instrumental in facilitating the Saudi Public Investment Funds’ (PIF) acquisition of Newcastle in October 2021. PCP Capital Partners acquired a 6% stake in Newcastle before selling its share to the PIF in July 2024 for £60m.
Recently speaking to Spears, when asked if there was interest in West Ham, Staveley said: “Maybe. You don’t know”, while also confirming there was interest in Tottenham along with other Premier League and European football clubs.
“I think both my husband and I were attracted to building a business where we can take a brand that isn’t doing so well, a club that isn’t performing well, get it on the right road, and bring that forward,” said Staveley.
“There are very few clubs (where that can) work. If you want to tick every box, there’s actually very few clubs that allow that.”
State of play at West Ham
West Ham will be playing in the Championship for the 2026/27 season after being relegated from the Premier League.
The club will experience drops in broadcast and commercial revenues, which may see them sell some of their best players to recoup inevitable losses. West Ham will also receive parachute payments over the next three seasons following relegation.
There has been controversy at boardroom level after shareholder David Sullivan stepped down as Chairman, following historic allegations of sexual misconduct made by the BBC and The Times.
Sullivan has denied the allegations as “factually incorrect and entirely false” which he revealed stems from a “small number of improper conduct claims” about him.
Following his departure as Chairman, The Athletic reported Sullivan was open to selling his 38.8% stake in West Ham in the coming months.
Other West Ham shareholders include Daniel Kretinsky (43% – largest shareholder), Gold Family Trust (9.1%), WHU LLC. (8%), and other investors (1.1%).
Sullivan was the largest shareholder in the club before Kretinsky reached an agreement with the Gold Family Trust, led by Vanessa Gold, to take his stake in the club from 27% to 43%.
Vanessa Gold inherited her initial 25% stake in West Ham following the death of her father, David Gold, in January 2023.
