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Thierry Henry confirms involvement in Daniel Ek’s Arsenal takeover bid and outlines vision for future
THIERRY HENRY has CONFIRMED he is part of the Daniel Ek’s group attempting to take over Arsenal in a £2billion deal.
Last week it was claimed Spotify CEO and Gunners fan Ek had teamed up with Invincibles Henry, Patrick Vieira and Dennis Bergkamp to try and buy the club.
Shortly afterwards, current Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke released a statement defiantly stating he will ‘not sell any stake in the club’.
And now Henry, 43, has confirmed he is part of the consortium ahead of a £2bn takeover and revealed the group’s vision for the future at the Emirates.
When asked if he was part of the potential takeover team, Henry – speaking on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football – said: “It is true.
“Daniel [Ek] is an Arsenal fan. He did not say it for any publicity, he has been an Arsenal fan for a very long time.
“He approached us, we listened to him. And we knew, first and foremost, that he wanted to involve the fans.”
Henry continued by revealing not only does Ek, 38, want to involve the fans in a bid to bring back the ‘Arsenal DNA’ but he has already got the money in place.
The French idol added: “He wants to re-inject the Arsenal DNA, the identity that I think is long gone.
“They don’t have a lot of Arsenal people among the board, who can show the right direction, and that’s what Daniel wants to do.
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“He already reached out and said himself that he has collected the funds to put in a good bid.
“A lot of people have been screaming that they want the owner out…
“We are trying to offer a solution, involving the fans and the DNA back at the club.”
Henry continued by saying Ek will bring a superb blend of marketing know-how AND passionate fandom to the club should his takeover plot be successful.
The former striker even said Ek would never have allowed Arsenal to have become embroiled in the failed, controversial European Super League plot
Henry added: “As a marketing guy, you can see what [Ek] did with his company.
“But, more importantly, he is a fan.
“He wants to make sure that the team can be what it used to be.
“That is what he wants to bring, and what we want to bring – the identity and the DNA of the club back, and people who care about the club.
“If you had fans on board, this European Super League thing would never had happened.”
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