"They replied that they don’t need the money.
I think it’s important to correct the record - this week an offer was made to both Josh Kroenke and their bankers that included fan ownership, representation at the board and the golden share for the supporters. In a message posted on Twitter, Ek said: “Inaccurate reports emerged today saying I have not made a bid for Arsenal Football Club. "Our ambition for Arsenal remains to compete to win the biggest trophies in the game and our focus remains on improving our competitiveness on the pitch to achieve this.The billionaire founder of Spotify has insisted that he has tabled an official takeover bid for Arsenal, just hours after the club had denied receiving any formal offer.ĭaniel Ek, backed by Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira, claims that a bid, believed to be in the region of £1.8billion, was rejected this week.Īrsenal had on Saturday said that they had not received a bid from Ek, which prompted the Swede to go public on Twitter on Saturday night and put Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke in an awkward position.
We have not received any offer and we will not entertain any offer," they wrote. "We remain 100 per cent committed to Arsenal and are not selling any stake in the club. The supporters called for the Kroenke family to give up ownership of the club, with Ek emerging as a serious buyer.īut Stan and Josh Kroenke released a joint statement in April insisting they would not relinquish control. Is the club for sale?Īrsenal's announcement that they had signed on as founding members of the European Super League sparked protests from the club's fans. While Ek did not clarify how much he offered, reports at the time claimed it was worth around £1.8 billion ($2.5bn). I respect their decision but remain interested and available should that situation ever change," he wrote on Twitter. "But we are here to stay." Has Ek made an offer to buy Arsenal?Įk said in May that he had submitted an offer to Arsenal director Josh Kroenke, but that the bid was rejected. How long it's going to be, I don't actually know. I said this the last time I was on the show. "There's no dialogue at the moment and I feel it's going to be a long process.
But for the moment, we enjoyed the win yesterday. "It hasn't happened yet, but we and he is here to stay. Asked about the status of Ek's bid to buy Arsenal, Henry said on Sky Sports: "To be able to get there, you need to have someone respond on the other side.
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