West Ham United is in the final stages of negotiations to sell a significant minority stake in its women’s football team to a United States-based investment group specializing in women’s sports. The proposed agreement would value the Women’s Super League side at approximately £55 million.
The potential investor, Monarch Collective, is seeking to acquire up to 49 percent of the club. The current ownership, which includes David Sullivan, Daniel Kretinsky, and the family of the late David Gold, is expected to maintain majority control following the transaction.
This development follows a growing trend of American financial interest in the English women’s top flight. Earlier this year, a stake in Chelsea’s women’s team was sold, and Aston Villa is also reportedly in discussions with U.S. investors regarding a partial sale of their women’s side.
While West Ham has been a WSL fixture since 2018, the team has yet to break into the league’s upper echelon. A notable point of contention for the club has been its ongoing dispute regarding the cost of using the London Stadium, the home of the men’s team. Consequently, the women’s side currently plays its home matches at the smaller Chigwell Construction Stadium in Dagenham.
Monarch Collective, recognized as the world’s largest fund dedicated to women’s sports, is expected to provide not only capital for squad development but also strategic expertise. Part of its focus would be on resolving the stadium issue to enhance the club’s commercial and operational profile.
The investment group was established by venture capitalists Jasmine Robinson and Kara Nortman, who have secured hundreds of millions of dollars for investment in women’s athletics. Their portfolio already includes stakes in National Women’s Soccer League clubs in the United States.
