Indeed, Graeme Souness joked on Sky Sports that Ek would need to spend more than £4bn to sort out the Gunners, who find themselves in ninth place in the Premier League table.Would like to sell Arsenal I'd be happy to throw my hat in the ring.” The animosity relates to the fees that artists are paid for each play of their works, which is comparatively low. The front man for English rock band The Charlatans, Tim Burgess, wrote on Twitter: 'Could we ask that you get things sorted out with musicians before jumping in with footballers?'

Not everyone has, however, taken kindly to Ek's remarks about potentially taking over at Arsenal. The 38-year-old founded that venture back in 2006 and it has grown to amass over 350 million subscribers. Swedish entrepreneur Daniel Ek is worth an estimated £3.38bn (€4.7bn/$5.68bn), according to Forbes, with his fortune built on the back of the music streaming service Spotify. The protests continued ahead of Arsenal’s loss to Everton on Friday, and with the Gunners struggling on the field that mood is unlikely to shift.

Josh Kroenke attended a fans’ forum on Thursday and was given a severe grilling, but he maintained that the position of the family was to remain in charge and move forward. 'If KSE would like to sell Arsenal I'd be happy to throw my hat in the ring.' The Kroenke positionĪrsenal were one of six Premier League clubs - the others being Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham - to sign up to the Super League, only for it to collapse amid a wave of protests. 'As a kid growing up, I've cheered for Arsenal as long as I can remember,' Ek wrote on Twitter.

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