Aliko Dangote, Africa/Nigeria’s richest man, has clearly re-stated his
plans to buy London-based professional football club ‘Arsenal’, in four
years time...
In an interview with Bloomberg TV in New York on Wednesday, Dangote
stated that there’s no doubt he’ll buy Arsenal and it’s not a problem of
money.
“Maybe three to four years. The issue is that we have more challenging
headwinds. I need to get those out the way first and start having
tailwinds. Then I’ll focus on this.”
Dangote, reportedly worth around £8.3billion, announced his intention to buy Arsenal last year.
But his business prospects needs to improve and investments in gas
pipelines/oil refinery have to to pay off before making the expensive
acquisition.
“It’s not about buying Arsenal and just continuing with business as
usual,” he said. “It’s about buying Arsenal and turning it around. I’ve
run a very successful business and I think I can also run a very
successful team. Right now, with what we’re facing, over $20 billion of
projects, I cannot do both.”
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