West Ham have confirmed the sale of 27 per cent of the club to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky in a move which could see him take over the club completely in the near future.
Sportsmail revealed last month that Kretinsky, who is the largest Royal Mail shareholder and the second-biggest at Sainsbury's, was in talks over a potential purchase of the shareholding which went through on Wednesday.
The agreement is understood to include an option for Kretinsky to take over the club fully in the near future, meaning this move could spell the beginning of the end of David Sullivan and David Gold's full control of the Hammers.