{"id":379493,"date":"2011-04-13T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/"},"modified":"2011-04-13T15:57:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T15:57:00","slug":"i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/","title":{"rendered":"I will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me – Alisher Usmanov"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n

By Adithya Ananth<\/h3>\n

13 Apr 2011 16:57:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n \"Alisher<\/p><\/div>\n

Alisher Usmanov(Getty images) <\/p>\n

Related Links<\/h4>\n

Teams<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Arsenal<\/a> shareholder Alisher Usmanov insists that he will not be selling his stake in the club to Stan Kroenke.<\/p>\n

Kroenke, who recently upped his stake in the club to over 62 per cent, agreed to make an offer to buyout the other shareholders and gain complete control of the Gunners.<\/p>\n

However, the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust have refused to sell their shares, and now the Uzbekistan-born billionaire has followed suit by insisting that he does not intend to let go of his interest in the club.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m not going to sell my stake,” Usmanov told Bloomberg<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“I love Arsenal, that\u2019s why I\u2019m a shareholder.”<\/p>\n

Usmanov, estimated to be worth more than \u00a311 billion, went on to say that the club relied upon his backing and insisted that no single shareholder should take full ownership.<\/p>\n

“My principle in regards to Arsenal is that it can\u2019t do without me,” Usmanov said.<\/p>\n

He continued: “The board of Arsenal always held the position that none of the shareholders should take control over the company.<\/p>\n

“That is why I never did any offer to increase my stake more than 50%. But probably something has changed, to my surprise.”<\/p>\n

However, the billionaire added that he hopes Kroenke’s experience as an investor in sports teams in America would help Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Usmanov said: “We know that Kroenke is a large investor in sports brands. We hope that experience will help Arsenal.”<\/p>\n

He also gave his backing to boss Arsene Wenger, who has come in for criticism with the club looking set for another trophyless season.<\/p>\n

He added: “I am big fan of Arsene Wenger and as long as he heads the team, I am sure of Arsenal\u2019s success.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Read more:
\nI will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me – Alisher Usmanov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Adithya Ananth 13 Apr 2011 16:57:00 Alisher Usmanov(Getty images) Related Links Teams Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov insists that he will not be selling his stake in the club to Stan Kroenke. Kroenke, who recently upped his stake in the club to over 62 per cent, agreed to make an offer to buyout the other shareholders and gain complete control of the Gunners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-379493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nI will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me - Alisher Usmanov - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"I will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me - Alisher Usmanov - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Adithya Ananth 13 Apr 2011 16:57:00 Alisher Usmanov(Getty images) Related Links Teams Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov insists that he will not be selling his stake in the club to Stan Kroenke. Kroenke, who recently upped his stake in the club to over 62 per cent, agreed to make an offer to buyout the other shareholders and gain complete control of the Gunners\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"I will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me – Alisher Usmanov\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-04-13T15:57:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/\"},\"wordCount\":345,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/\",\"name\":\"I will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me - Alisher Usmanov - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-04-13T15:57:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"I will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me - Alisher Usmanov - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"I will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me - Alisher Usmanov - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"By Adithya Ananth 13 Apr 2011 16:57:00 Alisher Usmanov(Getty images) Related Links Teams Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov insists that he will not be selling his stake in the club to Stan Kroenke. Kroenke, who recently upped his stake in the club to over 62 per cent, agreed to make an offer to buyout the other shareholders and gain complete control of the Gunners","twitter_image":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"I will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me – Alisher Usmanov","datePublished":"2011-04-13T15:57:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/"},"wordCount":345,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/","name":"I will not sell my stake in Arsenal to Stan Kroenke because I love the club and they cannot do without me - Alisher Usmanov - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2011-04-13T15:57:00+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/i-will-not-sell-my-stake-in-arsenal-to-stan-kroenke-because-i-love-the-club-and-they-cannot-do-without-me-alisher-usmanov\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f0cc8bc594527_news.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379493\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}