{"id":355998,"date":"2026-01-06T23:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/355998\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:18:12","slug":"jim-white-reacts-to-new-david-sullivan-sale-claim-as-west-ham-in-disarray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/355998\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim White reacts to new David Sullivan sale claim as West Ham in disarray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/White-Sullivan-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jim White next to David Sullivan\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago\/talkSPORT<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10047eb34f7cdee34cb2e9cc996ca0f3.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Alex Oakhill\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Tue 6 January 2026 17:04, UK <\/p>\n<p>West Ham United are starting down the barrel of relegation from the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/news\/premier-league-manager-to-replace-nuno-espirito-santo-after-west-ham-sack-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nuno Espirito Santo is under huge sack pressure<\/a> at the London Stadium, after failing to guide the Hammers to victory in their last nine games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/matchday\/soungoutou-magassa-woeful-2-10-his-usual-dreadful-self-west-ham-player-ratings-vs-wolves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham were beaten 3-0 by Wolves<\/a> last Saturday, handing Rob Edwards\u2019 side their first Premier League win of the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The East London outfit are now four points adrift of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/tag\/nottingham-forest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> in 17th, ahead of their clash with Sean Dyche\u2019s side on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Simon Jordan predicts David Sullivan sale<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/news\/harry-redknapp-expects-david-sullivan-to-sell-up-to-multi-billionaire-in-new-west-ham-relegation-claim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Sullivan has been urged to sell West Ham<\/a> by supporters in recent times, with many believing his methods are now outdated.<\/p>\n<p>The fanbase are also furious with the billionaire for the lack of work done to improve the London Stadium, which is currently missing the atmosphere and feeling of a proper football ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/matchday\/ian-abrahams-shares-new-footage-of-west-ham-fan-protest-from-london-stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sullivan and vice-chairman Karren Brady have faced protests<\/a> this season, with performances on the pitch adding more fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on talkSPORT on Tuesday, former Crystal Palace chairman insisted that Sullivan will be searching for an exit route if West Ham do indeed get relegated.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jordan said: \u201cIt might be that West Ham become a club that are a really good buy if they get relegated to the Championship, because I don\u2019t see Sullivan wanting to be around a club in the Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Presenter Jim White responded: \u201cOh I see, so if they drop down, Sullivan might say he\u2019s had enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who would buy West Ham if David Sullivan sells?<\/p>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/tag\/west-ham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham<\/a> are relegated to the Championship, then the overall value of the club will dramatically decrease.<\/p>\n<p>It may be an enticing prospect for potential buyers to secure the Hammers for a cut-price and try to rebuild in the second tier.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the negativity regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/tag\/london-stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">London Stadium<\/a> as a football ground, it is still a valuable asset and could be improved with the right developments.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/opinion\/david-sullivans-west-ham-exit-strategy-how-european-billionaire-could-seize-total-control\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Kretinsky would be the natural successor to Sullivan<\/a>, given the fact that he already holds significant shares in the club.<\/p>\n<p>Kretinsky acquired just over 27 per cent of the East London outfit back in 2021, and is reportedly even wealthier than Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date this winter with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/west-ham-2026-winter-transfer-window-every-done-deal-signing-exit-and-loan-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">West Ham transfer tracker<\/a>. Click to see every done deal at the London Stadium, plus expert reaction from our team of writers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago\/talkSPORT Tue 6 January 2026 17:04, UK West Ham United are starting down the barrel of relegation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[35942,218,107199,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-355998","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-david-sullivan","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jim-white","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}