The Gunners’ owners KSE have been widely criticised by the Arsenal fanbase during their time at the club, and their involvement in the failed European Super League project saw supporters protest outside the Emirates in the hundreds.
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The only other tumult in this otherwise dull match came outside the stadium as hundreds of Arsenal fans protested in front of Emirates Stadium before and after kickoff.
The Nigerian boasts a net worth of more than £8.5 billion and made his fortune after founding Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer – with the 62-year-old also owning stakes in publicly-traded salt, sugar and flour manufacturing companies.
That bid was accepted, and that has led to Kroenke acquiring the remaining 2.86 per cent share, which was held by a number of minority shareholders.
Gazidis will start work as AC Milan chief executive on December 1.
Kroenke, who already owns 67 per cent of the Premier League outfit, will take complete control with a £550 million buyout of Usmanov’s remaining share
“After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel it is the right time for me to step down at the end of the season,” the Frenchman said in a statement issued by the Gunners on Friday.
Dangote, 58, is Africa’s richest man according to Forbes, and is worth a reported $15.7 billion, which puts him 67th on the list of the world’s richest people
Dangote believes his offer to take over Arsenal will be irresistible