The President and Chief Government of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed his remorse for not shopping for Arsenal when his curiosity lies with proudly owning a soccer membership.
He mentioned he wished he had purchased the English facet membership when the crew was valued at round $2 billion.
Talking in an interview with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua in New York, the billionaire enterprise mogul defined that he missed out on shopping for Arsenal by committing his sources to the refinery venture.
He mentioned, “I feel that point has handed. The final time once we had this interview, I advised you as quickly as I end with the refinery, I’m going to attempt to purchase Arsenal.
“However you recognize every part has gone up and the membership too is doing very effectively, Arsenal is doing extraordinarily effectively proper now. That point Arsenal wasn’t doing effectively.
“I feel I don’t have that type of extra liquidity to go and purchase a membership for $4 billion so to talk and use it as a promotional one thing.
“However what I’ll do is to repeatedly be the largest fan of Arsenal. I watch their video games anytime they’re taking part in. So, I’ll stay a significant supporter of Arsenal however I don’t suppose it is sensible in the present day to purchase Arsenal.’
When requested if he regretted not shopping for when Arsenal’s worth was decrease, he mentioned, “Really, I remorse not shopping for it earlier than however you recognize my cash was extra wanted in finishing my venture (Dangote refinery) than shopping for Arsenal. I’d have purchased the membership for $2 billion however you recognize I wouldn’t have been capable of end my venture. So, It was both I end my venture or go and purchase Arsenal.”
Dangote had in 2020 made recognized his intention to go for the North London membership after his refinery venture.
The richest man in Africa, who has now rested his ambition to take over at Emirates Stadium, based the Dangote Group — the biggest conglomerate in West Africa — in 1981.