Red Bull? That's news to me, says Gold

  • by Staff Writer
  • Tuesday, 27th December 2016

Co-chairman David Gold says he is "unaware of any communication" with Red Bull - despite partner David Sullivan confirming the drink company's interest a few minutes later.

Last night Gold replied to a fan's question via twitter asking if the company had indeed made an offer to purchase West Ham - to which the octogenarian replied: "I am unaware of any communication with the company that own Red Bull."


However less than an hour later, Sullivan revealed - via the club's website - that the Austrian firm had indeed been in touch during the summer regarding a potential purchase.

"The story that appeared in The Sun on Boxing Day morning regarding the possible sale of the Club to Red Bull is six months out of date," he said.

"We did have a tentative approach to buy the club for £650million from external investors in August this year, but I want to reiterate that we, the current owners, have no desire to sell - unless it is to somebody like the King of Saudi Arabia, who can take it to a level we cannot ourselves hope to reach."


Naturally Gold's carefully-worded response failed to exclude contact with an agency - or "external investors" - working on behalf of Red Bull, whose interest was confirmed by Jack Sullivan via his twitter account last night.

* Something to say about this story? Please visit the KUMB Forum to leave a comment.



More News