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Red Bull targeting West Ham for takeover

Red Bull are targeting West Ham for their latest football acquisition.

The Sun says the Austrian company own Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig as well as clubs in New York and Brazil and two F1 teams, multi-champions Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso.

They have sold one club in Ghana and are also looking at off-loading the Sao Paolo team in Brazil.

They are targeting West Ham because of its location in the capital and the iconic venue. The stadium was re-branded the London Stadium for football when the Hammers moved there this summer with a view to eventually selling-off naming rights.

Branding, naming rights and marketing have been Red Bull's main motivation when acquiring clubs despite their financial clout resulting in major success on the pitch too.

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