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Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek is reportedly readying a fresh takeover bid of Arsenal, with the new offer thought to be worth £2bn.Ek’s first attempt at buying the Premier League club was knocked back last month by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, who represent the club’s owners Stan and Josh Kroenke.While his initial £1.8bn takeover bid – which received the backing of former Arsenal stars Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp – failed, Ek has retained a keen interest in buying the club he has supported since childhood.Sky Sports News have reported today (June 9) that Ek is now prepared to raise his bid to £2bn in an effort to finally secure ownership of Arsenal.However, it is understood that the Kroenkes – who have long been the subject of

Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek’s proposed takeover bid was rejected last week.Ek, who is a lifelong Arsenal fan, confirmed on Saturday (May 15) that his reported £1.8bn offer to buy the Premier League club had been rejected by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, who represent the club’s owners Stan and Josh Kroenke.Ek said in a tweet that his bid included “fan ownership, representation at the board and a golden share for the supporters”, but that it was knocked back by the Kroenkes as, Ek claims, “they don’t need the money”.While it was reported last weekend that the Spotify co-founder remains interested in buying the club, Arsenal manager Arteta has told reporters today (May 21) that they should now all move on.Mikel Arteta says it is time to

Spotify founder Daniel Ek has revealed that Arsenal FC has rejected his bid to buy the club.Last month, after thousands of angry fans amassed outside the club’s Emirates Stadium amid the fallout from the proposed European Super League, Ek said he would be interested in buying Arsenal if it ever went up for sale.“As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for @Arsenal as long as I can remember,” he wrote on Twitter at the time.

When Arsenal appointed Mikel Arteta in December 2019, the Spaniard was open in the discussions he had held with the club’s owners.