West Ham Reports £104.2m Loss, Faces Relegation and Player Sales

SportsSportsMarch 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM

Key Points

West Ham United reported a £104.2 million loss and faces relegation from the Premier League.
The financial crisis could force player sales and require shareholder funding to address liquidity shortfalls.
Uncertainty remains over which players will be sold, the funding needed, and whether relegation will be avoided.

2 million profit the previous year. 6 million due to a lower league finish, fewer live TV games, no European football, and reduced profit from player sales. The club currently sits in the final Premier League relegation position (18th), two points off 17th-placed Nottingham Forest with 11 games left.

West Ham's latest accounts forecast a cash shortfall this summer even if they avoid relegation. In a board report to shareholders, the club admitted sales will be needed this summer and stated shareholders will have to provide more funding. ' It added, 'The primary mitigating action within the control of the Group is cash receipts from further player trading.

' Which specific players might be sold and the exact funding required remain unknown, as does whether West Ham will avoid relegation.