Dangote Explains Why He Wants To Buy Arsenal Not A Nigerian Club

Aliko Dangote has revealed why he is not looking at
buying clubs in his country, Nigeria, but is very
interested in a potential takeover of Premier League
team, Arsenal.
The business magnate was criticized in certain
quarters, with some observers insisting he should
have bought a domestic club and not look abroad.
However, speaking to a group of senior editors,
Dangote said: “the issue is that if I buy all the
Nigerian clubs, the Nigerian flags will continue to
remain here. But buying Arsenal will take the
Nigerian flag worldwide. Just like whenever
Abrahamovich is mentioned, the name of his
country, Russia comes up, everyone knows he’s
Russian.”
The 58-year-old, who is the richest man in Africa,
is worth $15.7billion according to the Bloomberg
Billionaires Index and was rebuffed in his attempts
to buy a stake in the Gunners in 2010.
“I still hope, one day at the right price, that I’ll buy
the team,” Dangote said in an interview on a flight
between Addis Ababa and Lagos in May this year.
“I might buy it, not at a ridiculous price but a price
that the owners won’t want to resist. I know my
strategy.”
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If he is successful with a future bid, it would make
him the first African owner of a club in England.