West Ham has confirmed that only a “very limited number” of staff were privy to a 2023 decision to prohibit co-owner and former chairman David Sullivan from engaging with the club’s youth and women’s teams.
The club’s first public statement since the restrictions came to light on Tuesday cited “confidentiality rules” as the reason for the internal secrecy, following concerns raised by the owners of the London Stadium about not being informed.
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The club asserted that Mr Sullivan, who stepped down as joint-chairman on Saturday ahead of anticipated publications regarding historic misconduct allegations, was the sole board member aware of these restrictions.
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