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Hammers owners set for an awkward afternoon this weekend

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Hammers owners set for an awkward afternoon this weekend

West Ham travel to the King Power Stadium on Saturday in another important game in their fight against relegation, but that might not be the only battle that the Hammers owners have on their mind.

When Leicester incredibly won the Premier League against all odds back in 2016, it took only nine months for the heroic manager, Claudio Ranieri to be shown the exit door after a run of poor form.

This sacking led to West Ham CEO, Karren Brady, claiming that the Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha had been seen spending around half a million pounds on wine shortly after sacking the Italian manager.

Football.london are reporting that this is the reason that West Ham co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold are expecting a hostile welcome this weekend.

It seems that Srivaddhanaprabha is one to hold on to grudges as the argument led to West Ham failing to sign the Foxes Algerian striker, Islam Slimani, on loan back in January. Slimani ended up signing on loan for Newcastle and has rarely featured.

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West Ham go into the fixture three points above the drop zone with three games remaining.

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