West Ham deal still on: InterMarket consortium look to seal £100m deal

13 January 2010 01:46
West Ham could be sold for £100million by the end of the week despite the sudden death of the prospective buyer's chief executive, InterMarket's Jim Bowe.[LNB]The consortium, understood to be made up of West Ham fans and backed by a division of Deutsche Bank, say they will have funds to complete the deal by tomorrow and head off rival bids by ex-Birmingham owners David Sullivan and David Gold and Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes.[LNB] On the market: West Ham could be sold for £100m[LNB]InterMarket have asked for extra time to finalise the buyout following the death of Bowe, 59, at his home in North Carolina on Sunday.[LNB]West Ham and Millwall expect to find out today what action the FA will take over the crowd violence which marred their Carling Cup tie in August.[LNB] Why did West Ham and Wolves not play on Sunday despite no snow in east London? Blame it on the weathermen...WEST HAM UNITED FC

Source: Daily_Mail