West Ham co-owner David Gold has quashed reports of a potential takeover of the club from Red Bull. The global brand has been linked with a buyout of the Hammers in the past but nothing materialised.
Back in 2016, reports claimed David Sullivan and Gold turned down a £650m approach from Red Bull, but this was denied. In 2017, Red Bull’s global head of football Oliver Mintzlaff flatly rejected any suggestion they had made a takeover bid. “I should really know about this in my function because I’d be actively involved in it,” he said at the time.
Rumours of interest have continued since, with many West Ham supporters having hoped to see Gold and Sullivan succeeded as owners.
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