Czech Republic billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is in talks to buy a minority stake in West Ham United.
Sky Sports says Kretinsky in advanced talks to sell a 27 per cent stake in the club to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky for around £700million.
Kretinsky, 46, made his money as the owner of central Europe's largest energy company, Prague-based EPH, has large stakes in Royal Mail and Sainsbury's and is also co-owner of Sparta Prague.
West Ham are co-owned by David Sullivan and David Gold, who hold 51.1 and 35.1 per cent stakes respectively.
West Ham have three Czech Republic players on their books. Key men Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal were both signed from Sparta's main rivals Slavia Prague, while Alex Kral, on loan from Spartak Moscow, also came through at Slavia.
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