At first glance it's an offer that's very easy to refuse.
, in much the same way they bought Birmingham City for £1 in 1993.
The duo might not be offering hard cash up front, but what they can bring, or so they say, is expertise and money for the January transfer window.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, West Ham chairman was hardly bowled over by this proposal when Sullivan first put it to him at a London restaurant in October.
Fabio Capello will be setting his sights high in more ways than one this summer.
With seven of South Africa's - including the venue for the final, Soccer City in Johannesburg - at altitude, England's meticulous manager knows how important it will be for his players to be properly prepared.
So the Italian has already put them through their paces at the in London, as well as taking advice from other teams that have recently toured South Africa, including England's cricketers and the British and Irish Lions.
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