Stefan Borson shares instant verdict as Amanda Staveley closes in on West Ham deal

Daniel Kretinsky is unlikely to consider a majority sale of his West Ham United shares as Amanda Staveley closes in on a minority deal.

That is according to former Manchester City financial adviser Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider that Staveley, supported by a consortium, is more than likely to want a bigger share of the Hammers.

The 51-year-old, who spearheaded PIF's takeover of Newcastle United in 2021, is understood to be purchasing a stake worth £150million at the London Stadium.

Interest, unsurprisingly, has sparked questions over a potential full sale to Staveley in the future, just weeks after Kretinsky became the majority shareholder.

David Sullivan's involvement in East London remains a challenging factor, but it clearly has made no impact on the new investor's decision this summer.

Staveley is set to purchase 25 per cent of West Ham shares, which are owned by the Gold Family, but question marks remain about future moves.

'Daniel Kretinsky doesn't want to sell 100 per cent'

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson failed to see a future where Staveley doesn't become majority shareholder, but suggested that Kretinsky isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

"It's hard to see what she would do beyond the 25 per cent because it becomes quite expensive if you want to buy 100 per cent of it," he said.

"And [Daniel] Krasinski doesn't seem to want to sell 100 per cent of his majority. I'm a little bit surprised. I didn't think it was going to happen when we spoke previously.

"It very much depends who she's working with, who the rest of the consortium are, in understanding what the long-term viability of that people be, whether they just want to be the minority.

"It is quite hard to think that they just want to be a minority. That does not seem to me to be either consistent with her usual approach or really good sense."

What do we know about Amanda Staveley's deal?

Rumours have been circulating the London Stadium for months, but concrete movements appear to have come out of nowhere this summer.

Now, there is an understanding that the deal could be completed before the 2026-27 campaign kicks off, with the shares worth up to £150m.

It was believed that Kretinsky had become the largest shareholder last month, agreeing to purchase 16 per cent of the Gold Family's stake, but that deal is yet to be finalised.

It is also believed, as per the Daily Mail, that Kretinsky does not want to become majority shareholder, which would suggest that the position is there to be filled by Staveley.