Alisher Usmanov has said he will not sell his stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke, despite having been offered £525m for it by the club’s majority shareholder. But Usmanov, who owns 30.04% of Arsenal, would be open to selling to a group that had the best interests of the fans at heart. The Guardian reported on Tuesday that a consortium of long-standing Arsenal supporters with heavyweight financial backing had tried on three occasions over the past year to buy into the club – without success. Stan Kroenke makes £525m offer to buy Alisher Usmanov’s Arsenal shares Read more Usmanov has no seat on the board and no say in the running of the club. He has long been at loggerheads with...
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