still wants to buy Arsenal despite failing in a
2010 bid to acquire a stake in the club.
The Nigerian billionaire is now worth nearly
eight times as much as when he tried to buy
into the Gunners, and the passionate Gooners
has not given up on his dream of getting
involved with the north London club.
“I still hope, one day at the right price, that I’ll
buy the team,” Dangote, 58, told Bloomberg.
“I might buy it, not at a ridiculous price but a
price that the owners won’t want to resist,” he
continued, before ominously adding, “I know
my strategy.
Interestingly, Dangote has publically stated that
Arsene Wenger “needs to change his style a
bit,” claiming the team “need new direction.”
Dangote – valued at over US$15billion – is
worth more than both Arsenal majority
shareholder Stan Kroenke and Uzbek Billionaire
Alisher Usmanov, who have been fighting for
control at the Emirates in recent years.
But his bid to take over the club won’t be
coming immediately, with the cement and
commodities tycoon wanting to get his portfolio
of businesses in order first.
“We have $16 billion-worth of investments in
the next few years,” he said. “Right now I want
to take my own business to a certain level.
Once I finish on that trajectory, then maybe”
Majority owner Kroenke recently bought more
shares in Arsenal, and is not believed to have
any interest in selling the club
Source:-Nairaland.com
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