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Arsenal buy out?

Discussion in 'Liverpool' started by moreinjuredthanowen, Jun 17, 2015.

  1. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33163281

    I wonder if our arsenal friends are in panic over this one.

    "Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote wants to buy Arsenal

    Africa's richest businessman says he is planning a bid to buy Arsenal.
    Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote believes the building of an oil refinery in his homeland will give him the finance to secure a takeover.
    The 58-year-old, who has an estimated wealth of £11.5bn, says he has supported the Gunners since the 1980s.
    "When we get this refinery on track, I will have enough time and enough resources to pay what they are asking for," he told BBC Hausa.
    American Stan Kroenke is Arsenal's majority shareholder, owning 66.64% of the club's parent company Arsenal Holdings plc.
    Russian-Uzbek Alisher Usmanov owns 29.11% with the remainder of the 62,217 shares held by minority shareholders including former players and the Arsenal Supporters' Trust, who own three.
    Dangote is ranked 67th on the Forbes rich list.
    He had previously been interested in purchasing the 15.9% stake sold to Kroenke for £123m by Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith in April 2011 only to pull out.
    "There were a couple of us who were rushing to buy, and we thought with the prices then, the people who were interested in selling were trying to go for a kill," Dangote added.
    "We backtracked, because we were very busy doing other things, especially our industrialisation."
    Dangote believes Arsenal require a different ownership in order to be more successful on the pitch.
    He added: "They are doing well, but they need another strategic direction. They need more direction than the current situation, where they just develop players and sell them.""

    whats the last player arsenal developed and just sold on? They've not done that for a while now actually...

    Hope the gooners enjoy this.
     
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    moreinjuredthanowen, Jun 17, 2015
  2. Germlands Nozzer

    Germlands Nozzer Well-Known Member

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    All Kroenke and Usmanov have to do is e-mail him their bank account details, and he'll transfer the money to their accounts. <ok>
     
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    Germlands Nozzer, Jun 17, 2015
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    Germlands Nozzer Well-Known Member

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    To be fair, I agree with you - Arsenal are less about selling their best players now, and can afford to splash out a bit more now.
     
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    Germlands Nozzer, Jun 17, 2015
  4. LuisDiazgamechanger

    LuisDiazgamechanger Dribbles

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    No this is a serious billionaire who likes to do business. I wish he comes to Liverpool..seriously rich man like Richard
    Branson without a University degree. He does not mess around.
     
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    LuisDiazgamechanger, Jun 17, 2015
  5. InBiscanWeTrust

    InBiscanWeTrust Rome, London, Paris, Rome, Istanbul, Madrid Forum Moderator

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    Mess about to make a similar joke as soon as I read this but you beat me to it <laugh>
     
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    InBiscanWeTrust, Jun 17, 2015
: dev told ciaran to strip at gun point in 1983, trev airlifted to jeremy kyle for senga showdown, trev in llama rimming shame

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