Arsene Wenger admits that Arsenal finishing in the top four is more important than his future. Arsenal minority owner Alisher Usmanov has made a bid of $1.3 billion to buy out majority shareholder Stan Kroenke, a source confirmed to N FC on Friday. The bid, first reported by the Financial Times, values Arsenal at $2bn, and comes at a time when Kroenke is facing pressure from fans to leave the club amid widespread displeasure with the team's results this season. Kroenke, who controls Arsenal with a 67 percent stake, has yet to formally respond to the approach, did not dismiss it out of hand, a source with knowledge of the offer told N FC. The Associated Press reported that Kroenke rejected...
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