West Ham news: Co-owners Sullivan & Gold called “Dildo Brothers” by Sporting Lisbon chief

The Hammers were strongly linked with a move for the Portuguese midfielder, who has been a transfer target for Arsenal in the past.

But the deal failed to materialise and West Ham co-owner David Sullivan was called a “liar” and a “parasite” by Sporting CP director Nuno Saraiva for claiming it failed because they did not have time for a medical

And Sporting president Bruno de Carvalho has now given his opinion on the situation and set a challenge to Hammers fans.

Carvalho, speaking to Sporting TV in Portugal, said: “Where is it? Proof? Now, approaches, for sure. 

“I’ve had them for almost the whole squad: West Ham supporters call Mr. David Sullivan and his brother, the Dildo Brothers…

“These messengers, these offended virgins, the president of West Ham… We must tell the truth!”

Despite missing out on Carvalho, Grzegorz Krychowiak and Renato Sanches, Sullivan insisted recently manager Slaven Bilic was happy with their transfer business.

"Grzegorz Krychowiak and Renato Sanches were both offered to the manager before their switches elsewhere, but he told us that he is happy with the squad he has," Sullivan said.

"As a Board we are behind Slaven, and he believes he has the tools to turn around our form and rectify our disappointing start to the season.”

Sullivan is already set to launch legal proceedings against Sporting Lisbon after been branded a liar and a parasite.

Saraiva said: “David Sullivan lies. At Sporting Clube de Portugal, as has already been said by its president, no proposal has been made for the player William Carvalho. The football industry is not the set of an adult film in which all obscenities are allowed. So the boss of a club demands a lot more than this intellectual pornography.

“Mr David Sullivan has a duty to prove what he says. That is why Sporting Clube de Portugal challenges him to publicly show the proposals he claims to have been made as well as the evidence that Sporting CP received them.

“One thing is certain: Sporting CP, as has already been said, does not cut the legs off its players. But we have nothing to do with the performance of entrepreneurs or relatives who live at the expense of players and who are offering them to clubs as if they were cheap supermarket merchandise.

“It creates regrettable situations that have already forced the sporting club of Portugal to take drastic measures to defend itself from these characters who parasitise the lives of some players.”