• Gold angered over player's move from Brescia to Bologna
• 'We are suing Brescia for the money,' says co-owner
The West Ham co-owner David Gold has claimed that the club will sue Brescia for money they say they are owed from the sale of the striker Alessandro Diamanti from Brescia to Bologna.
The Italy international Diamanti, who scored the winning penalty in Sunday night's shootout victory over England, signed for the Hammers in August 2009 from Livorno for a fee reported to be around £6m. However, he was allowed to move back to Italy after just one season in the Premier League.
It is, though, the player's subsequent transfer to Bologna in a co-ownership deal following Brescia's relegation to Serie B that has left the Gold incensed. In July 2011, West Ham asked for Diamanti's registration by the Italian Football Federation to be suspended as they had not yet been paid the latest instalment of the £2m transfer fee.
"We sold Diamanti to Brescia because he was desperate to return to Italy He was then sold to Bologna. We are suing Brescia for the money," Gold said on Twitter. Read More
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