Chairman of Dagote
Group of Company, Aliko Dangote,has said he wants to buy Arsenal Football Club
within “three to four years”.
Dangote, who is Africa’s richest man, is a lifelong
Arsenal supporter and is reportedly worth $10.9million.
The 59-year-old businessman has often spoken about his desire to acquire the Premier
League club , but it
seems he now has a plan.
“Maybe three to four years,” he told Bloomberg
Television when asked when he intends to buy the club.
“The issue is that we have more challenging headwinds. I need to get those out
of the way first and start having tailwinds. Then I’ll focus on this.”
Dangote pointed out his success in business, as
proof that he is the right man to transform Arsenal’s fortunes.
“It’s not about buying Arsenal and just continuing
with business as usual,” he said.
“It’s about buying Arsenal and turning it around.
“I’ve run a very successful business and I think I
can also run a very successful team. Right now, with what we’re facing, over
20billion dollars of projects, I cannot do both.”
Stan Kroenke is Arsenal’s major shareholder with
67.05%, while Russian billionaire, Alisher Usmanov, owns 30.04%.
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