Daniel Ek net worth: How rich is the Spotify CEO who wants to buy Arsenal?
ARSENAL fans are furious with owner Stan Kroenke following the club’s failed European Super League plans.
The Gunners were one of the Premier League’s Big Six who had planned to breakaway from the Champions League and form the ESL.
But fan protests and outcry from club legends led to the demise of the idea as quickly as it started.
And Spotify founder Daniel Ek has offered to ease Gunners fans’ pain, by putting his name in the hat to buy the club, so long as Kroneke wants to sell.
Reports also suggest he has enlisted club legends Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Dennis Bergkamp to join him in his takeover bid.
What is Daniel Ek’s net worth?
A lot. To put it simply. The Spotify mogul is worth an eye-watering $4.7billion (£4.1bn) as of this month, according to Forbes.
Ek founded music streaming service and app Spotify back in 2006 with his business partner at the time Martin Lorentzon.
The pair launched Spotify two years later and Ek now has the funds to buy Arsenal more than once.
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The Swede tweeted during Arsenal’s clash with Everton: “As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for Arsenal as long as I can remember.
“If KSE would like to sell Arsenal I’d be happy to throw my hat in the ring.”
He has been an Arsenal fan since 1991 and started supporting the Gunners because of Anders Limpar.
But Arsenal fans still need Kroenke, who also owns the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Nuggets, to sell.
Hundreds of fans turned out at the Emirates before Arsenal’s defeat to Everton to make their feelings about Kroenke known, but we could be a long way off before any sale is considered.