West Ham’s stay at the London Stadium has been acrimonious so far

West Ham United are embroiled in a fresh legal dispute with the London Stadium’s landlords over who should pick up the bill for a series of costs including providing draught beer, Sky TV and hospitality staff.

The club are already involved in a lengthy court case with the publicly-owned London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) over increasing the stadium capacity, and the latest legal clash shows relations are at an all-time low over the tenancy agreement signed in 2013.

The stadium is facing a £140 million loss over the next ten years and the LLDC says that it is determined to minimise costs to the London taxpayer. The club claim they are being denied services promised to them under their £2.5 million annual rental agreement.

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