Henry: ’A takeover is going to be very long’

Arsenal fans got both good and bad news about a possible takeover and they were delivered by the same man: Thierry Henry. The Arsenal legend talked about the potential buyer, the Swedish billionaire Daniel Ek, and gave new info. Similar to the Manchester United fans, the Gunners are also angry with their owner, American billionaire Stan Kroenke. They also protested outside their stadium and they also want the owner to pack up and leave. And Kroenke, just like his Manchester colleagues, Glazer brothers, doesn't intend to sell.

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So, Henry gave some hope to the fans when he explained the situation regarding the Spotify founder.

„It is true. Daniel is an Arsenal fan – he hasn’t said that for publicity, he has been an Arsenal fan for a long time. He approached us, we listened to him, when we knew first and foremost that he wanted to involve the fans we actually met the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust and told them what we wanted to do; bring them back on board. He wants to reinject the Arsenal DNA, the identity that is long gone. You don’t have Arsenal people there among the board that can sometimes show the right direction and that is what Daniel wants to do. He already said he collected the funds so he can make sure he can make a good bid. Now obviously they need to listen and see what they can do. Something that is very important about it, saying they want the owner out, we are trying to offer a solution of having the fans as the DNA back of the club” Henry told Sky Sports.

After laying out the basic plan to the public and confirming his personal involvement, along his former team mates Patrick Vieira and Dennis Bergkamp, the former Arsenal striker than delivered the bad news to the Highbury faithful.

„A takeover is going to be very long and not easy if it ever happens. Daniel will not move away, he will be there waiting to see if they want to sell, that is going to take a long time. We know what we want to do but first and foremost we need to make sure we can takeover, if they are listening. Lets see where it is going to go, he reached out. I don’t know now how far they went. I don’t have that type of money to talk about it and cannot talk like that about how much it is, that is between Daniel and the Kroenke family – if they dare to entertain the bid” concluded Henry.