Source: Daily_Mail
Hammer time! Gold and Sullivan make £42m West Ham takeover bid
The former Birmingham City owners David Gold and David Sullivan are reported to have made a £42million takeover bid for West Ham United. However, the figure falls far short of the £80m that the Hammers' owners are believed to be seeking.The bid, according to a report in the Guardian, was submitted to Rothschild, the bank who were appointed in October to find new owners for the cash-strapped Barclays Premier League club - at the same time Gold admitted he would seriously consider joining forces with his business partner Sullivan to buy their boyhood club. Taking over: David Gold and David Sullivan (R) are said to be mounting a buy-out The pair are said to have made two proposals within their offer, onean outright bid to assume full control and the second, to purchase a50 per cent stake at around £21m which would in turn guarantee vitaltransfer funds for manager Gianfranco Zola. David Gold: I could join forces again with Sullivan at West HamWest Ham target Toni will leave Bayern but striker hopes for Italy returnWEST HAM UNITED FC