
“I still believe we’re fit to carry on in our positions as custodians of Arsenal,” he said, pledging to build trust between the ownership and support.

Ek’s personal fortune is estimated to be around £3.4bn although figures close to the nascent consortium say he would have little problem amassing the sum necessary to tempt Kroenke into selling.Īny deal may nonetheless be extremely difficult to do given Josh Kroenke, the club director and Stan Kroenke’s son, reinforced at a fans’ forum last Thursday that his family have “no intention” of walking away. Its a mailbag edition, Harry Symeou answers your questions on all sorts from.

Stan Kroenke, who owns Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, is thought to want at least £2bn if he is to consider selling the club he has run since April 2011 and some sources place that figure considerably higher. Listen to this episode from The Chronicles of a Gooner The Arsenal Podcast on Spotify. That did not go further than very early-stage talks but, with Arsenal in a state of deep unrest, he perceives an opportunity to take things much further with his boyhood club.

If KSE would like to sell Arsenal I’d be happy to throw my hat into the ring.” While at a very early stage, that process has begun.Īlthough Ek has never entered the football market before, he is understood to have shown speculative interest in other Premier League clubs in the past. Ek, a 38-year-old Swedish billionaire, had used Twitter to express interest in a deal on Friday evening, writing: “As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for Arsenal as long as I can remember.
