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Ek said last week he had secured the funds to
buy Arsenal, valued at $2.8 billion according to Forbes. British
media reported Arsenal greats Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick
Vieira were backing Ek's bid.
But the club's American owners, under fire from fans following
the North London outfit's failed attempt to form a breakaway
European Super League, have dismissed talk of a sale.
Kroenke and his son and director Josh put out a joint statement
in response to Ek's interest saying they remain "100% committed
to Arsenal" and were not interested in selling a stake in the
club.
"He (Ek) already reached out (to the Kroenke family) and said
himself that he had collected the funds to make sure that he can
put in a good bid," Henry told Sky Sports.
"They now need to listen. A lot of people have been screaming
that they want the owner out. We are trying to offer a solution
involving the fans and getting the DNA of the club back.
"One thing that I want to reiterate is that Daniel will not move
away, he will be there waiting to see if they want to sell.
"That is going to take a very long time, we know what we want to
do, but first and foremost we need to make sure that we can take
over, if they are listening."
Spotify and Arsenal both declined to comment on Henry's
observations.
Arsenal were among six English clubs who signed up for the
proposed European Super League project before withdrawing amid a
storm of protest from fans, players and the British government.
The club are ninth in the Premier League standings and in the
semi-finals of the Europa League.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar
Anantharaman)
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