Russia's invasion of Ukraine could derail plans to sell West Ham, following on from the havoc wreaked on Chelsea in the past few days.
The Hammers’ majority shareholders David Sullivan and David Gold had earmarked next year for a sale.
March 2023 sees the expiry of a clause in their London Stadium deal stipulating they must pay tens of millions of pounds in windfall tax if they sell, reaching 20 per cent for a deal worth more than £300million, in return for the cheap rent they have been paying.