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Consortium behind proposed £400m takeover of West Ham hit out at 'unhelpful' owner David Sullivan

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 u00a3400m

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.