

The club's American owners are under fire from fans following the North London team's attempt to join a breakaway European Super League that collapsed within 48 hours of being announced. The Swedish entrepreneur, reported by Forbes to be worth 4.7billion, watched on as. read moreīritish media reported Arsenal greats Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira were backing Ek's bid. Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek has publicly declared that he’d like to buy Arsenal Football Club. "I respect their decision but remain interested and available should that situation ever change."Įk said last month that he had secured the funds to buy Arsenal, valued at $2.8 billion according to Forbes. Spotify founder Daniel Ek is planning to purchase Arsenal, should the football club go on sale in the wake of protests against the short-lived European Super League. "They replied that they don't need the money. One of England’s top teams, Arsenal is owned by Stanley Kroenke, who built a fortune in real estate much of it shopping plazas near Walmart stores, and is worth. "This week an offer was made to both Josh Kroenke and their bankers that included fan ownership, representation at the board and a golden share for the supporters," the Swede said. LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Spotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek said on Saturday an offer to buy Premier League Arsenal had been rejected by owner Stan Kroenke's family.Įk took to Twitter to issue a statement correcting "inaccurate reports" that he had not made a bid.
