Daniel Křetínský is a successful investor! How does the Czech public react to his entry into West Ham?

Daniel Křetínský is considered a true investment connoisseur in the Czech basin. From a football perspective, he often faces criticism, but it must be clear to even the Czech billionaire’s biggest opponents that he is more than good with money. In the football world, one of the richest Czechs is now the owner of Sparta Prague and a minority stake in West Ham. How is the Czech football public reacting to this investment?

Kladivar fans are welcoming the new owner with open arms. This is also due to the fact that their current owner duo David Sullivan and David Gold are not the most popular. The vast majority of Hammers fans really hate these two English owners.

Moreover, Kretinsky’s popularity has increased even more with the fact that information started circulating on social media sites close to the club that money from the new owner might be just what is needed to get the coveted reinforcements.

David Moyes will attempt to acquire the beloved Jesse Lingard from Manchester United, who has literally shone under the Scottish manager. He is virtually non-existent at the Red Devils. The Hammers would reportedly like to bring in another central defender and a striker!

Among fans and slightly insider Twitter profiles there is talk of James Tarkowski from Burnley and Adam Hložka from Sparta Prague.

But now to the topic itself! How is the Czech public reacting to Daniel Křetínský’s investment?

Public reaction

“Probably the only club that both Slavs and Spartans will support. Or not?” said David Ocetník, the chairman of the Friends of Slavia. He received surprising and mostly negative answers.

“God help you if he manages WHU the same way as Sparta,” a Czech fan told the Hammers fans.

Jiří Vojáček even added a graphic showing the performance of Sparta Prague since Křetínský joined the club.

“Before Křetínský, Sparta belonged to the Champions League. Under him, it never got there,” a Slavia supporter sent a not-so-positive message to London.

The positive Hammers fans are relatively moderated by the Czech football public. The Czechs have Křetínský fixed as a relatively unsuccessful person (in the football environment). But they don’t realise that the Czech billionaire will not be the sole owner of West Ham (at least not yet).

Overall, comparing these two cases is simply not possible. Of course, anything can happen. But West Ham is now set up very well and this acquisition could be very beneficial for Czech football as well.

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