No bids for West Ham’s London Stadium amid reported £50m asking price

The owner of West Ham United’s London Stadium insists there have been no formal bids from the club or any other party to buy the 68,000-capacity arena. Reports had suggested that City Hall, which is effectively the stadium’s ultimate landlord, had set a £50m price tag for the sale of a venue that currently hosts Championship football and global athletics meets. And while the former Premier League team – the subject of investment interest from former Newcastle United owner Amanda Stavely over the summer – has made no bid for the stadium, it is understood that West Ham remain open to discussions over the future of the stadium and have not ruled anything in or out. West Ham are currently in the process of finalising an ownership restructure that will cement largest single shareholder Daniel Kretinsky as the main player, after former chairman David Sullivan stepped down from his board role following allegations about historic behaviour. Sullivan ally Baroness Karren Brady also