Probe into stadium

LONDON Assembly members have demanded to see the accounts of the company who own West Ham’s London Stadium home amid concerns they are heading towards insolvency.

The revelations have led some to ask if West Ham’s tenancy deal – which at just £2.5million a year has been described as the deal of the century – should be revisited. The venue is owned by E20 Stadium LLP, a joint venture between the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and Newham Council.

There have been reports that E20 could be placed in administration to allow everything to be restructured.

Despite having West Ham, owned by David Sullivan and David Gold, as an anchor tenant, the £752m stadium has been dogged by financial concerns as the price tag for converting it from an athletics venue to a football ground, and vice-versa, has surpassed estimates.

This has led the assembly to issue a summons notice for E20’s 2016-17 accounts. An LLDC spokesperson said: “A decision about the future of E20 and the stadium will be made by the Mayor alongside publication of the Moore Stephens review.” BOURNEMOUTH defender Tyrone Mings is ready to pledge his international allegiance to Barbados.

The 24-year-old left-back, below, qualifies to play for the Caribbean minnows through his grandparents.

And the ex-Ipswich man, who was born in Bath, said: “I have quite a lot of family ties in Barbados, uncles and aunties who live there, so my connection is strong.

“I would consider playing for Barbados in the future. It is a beautiful country.”