After Microsoft announced the successful acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick announced that he would leave the company, but he will still serve as Activision Blizzard CEO until the handover is completed at the end of 2023. As a major shareholder, Bobby Kotick stands to gain hundreds of millions of dollars from the deal.
And now, according to Premier League West Ham United podcaster and journalist Sean Whetstone, Bobby Kotick is interested in investing in a small stake in West Ham United as part of his post-league career.
Sources have told Sean Whetstone that Bobby Kotick has been offered as an investor to buy a 10% stake in West Ham United following the death of co-chairman David Gold. Among British football clubs, American investors are very popular, and some of the shares of teams such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United, and Liverpool are all held by Americans.