Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has insisted he will have
“enough time and resources” to buy English Premier League
side, Arsenal, at whatever cost very soon.
Dangote is Africa’s richest man having amassed a fortune
in the region of $18.4 billion (£12.2 billion). He is currently
ranked the 67th richest man in the world.
The business mogul reiterated his interest in purchasing the
Gunners last month, saying he already know his strategy on
how to take the club forward.
That day may arrive sooner than first expected, with
Dangote telling the BBC on Wednesday that completion of
his proposed oil refinery in Nigeria will provide the funds
necessary to launch a takeover of the English FA Cup
winners.
“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.
“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.”
“We backtracked, because we were very busy doing other
things, especially our industrialisation.”
“They are doing well, but they need another strategic
direction,” he added. “They need more direction than the
current situation, where they just develop players and sell
them.”
Stan Kroenke is Arsenal’s majority shareholder, with the
American owning 66.64 per cent of the club’s parent
company, Arsenal Holdings Plc.
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