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The consortium attempting to buy West Ham has fired back at claims from the club’s owner David Sullivan that they could not provide proof of funds.
As Sportsmail revealed last week, an investor group led by former QPR chief executive Philip Beard made an offer of more than £400million for the Hammers, but saw it rejected by Sullivan.
He accused the bidders of not providing proof they could stump up the money — and now Beard has roundly rejected those claims in a statement on behalf of the group.
A group of UK-based investors have made a takeover bid for West Ham worth over £400m
‘It is necessary to correct unhelpful and inaccurate statements,’ said Beard. ‘In response to David Sullivan’s comments about the nature and value of the bid put forward by the consortium, I can confirm that a formal offer was made which was in fact the figure that Sullivan had initially asked for.
‘Our city lawyers were instructed and David
