Takeover bid rejected

An unnamed party have made a fresh bid to buy West Ham United FC, according to reports.

The club's current owner, Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson is said to have received a bid to purchase the club within the last few days, according to a snippet in today's Guardian.

Gudmundsson is understood to have rejected the bid instantly, whilst insisting that the club he purchased nearly two years ago for £85million was not for sale.

The identity of the bidders remains unknown but a number of syndicates, some of which are based in the Middle East have been sniffing around a number of Premier League clubs of late