Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has praised the Kroenke family for turning it around. He has also given his reasons for supporting the takeover by the Spotify founder.
Thierry Henry has also given the current status of the takeover bid made a few years ago. Hence, it looks like the relationship between the fans and owners has come a long way.
ARSENAL WERE ONCE IN A ROUGH SPOT DURING THE ESL DAYS
Arsenal were struggling two years ago to win games and trophies. Hence, many thought that their golden days got over. Many also predicted the owners would soon fire Mikel Arteta as the manager. The entry into the European Super League made it worse. Hence, the communication between the fans and the owners was at an all time low two years ago.
Therefore, many Arsenal fans demanded that Kroenke family should sell the club. This continued even after they exited the ESL. Hence, a number of fans even protested against the ownership outside the Emirates stadium. However, it looks since than the owners are starting to sort themselves out . They are also now trying to communicate with the fans.
THIERRY HENRY EXPLAINS THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE TAKEOVER BID
Arsenal legends Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp supported a takeover bid made by the Spotify founder Daniel Ek. A report also claims that he made a 1.8 billion bid for takeover. However, Kroenke family made it clear that they did not want to sell the Gunners to new owners. Hence, after the situation started improving under Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, one of the backers of the takeover has explained the current situation. He further said, “At the time (Ek) wanted to offer a solution to the fans, who were all saying ‘sell, sell, sell’ but sell to who,” Henry told the House of Champions podcast. “We offered a solution, it wasn’t meant to be. I’m an Arsenal fan, let’s win. It doesn’t matter. We were there to offer a solution, you want it, you don’t want it, it doesn’t matter. “Now everything is OK, why would anyone want to disturb anything.
Hence, it looks like the Kroenke brothers will continue the ownership of Arsenal. They have also improved their decision making with the help of Edu Gaspar and Mikel Arteta. The owners have also shown ambition by investing 330 million in last 4 transfer windows under Mikel Arteta.
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