EPL: Africa’s richest man, Dangote reveals when he’ll buy Arsenal

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has revealed he will try to buy
North London giants, Arsenal in the next two years.

Dangote, who is worth $13.8 billion (£10.4bn) according to Forbes, has
been linked with purchasing a significant stake at the Emirate Stadium
for several years.

Stan Kroenke is currently Arsenal's majority owner with a 67.09% stake
in the club, while Alisher Usmanov has a 30.4 per cent share but has
no seat on the board and no say over the running of the club.

Yesterday, the Financial Times reported that Usmanov was considering
selling his stake after privately admitting that Kroenke is unwilling
to hold talks over a potential takeover.

And when asked about Usmanov's potential intentions, Dangote insisted
he still has a keen interest in buying Arsenal.

Dangote told Reuters, "We will go after Arsenal from 2020… even if
somebody buys, we will still go after it."

In August last year, the Nigerian businessman was convinced that
Kroenke would be prepared to sell his stake in Arsenal. "If they get
the right offer, I'm sure they would walk away," he said.

"Someone will give them an offer that will make them seriously
consider walking away. 'And when we finish the refinery, I think we
will be in a position to do that."