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Stan Kroenke Launches Arsenal Takeover Bid, Values Club at £1.8B

Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke has launched a bid to take 100 per cent control of the club, which will value the Gunners at £1.8 billion.

According to the Mirror's Matt Lawless, Kroenke will pay Alisher Usmanov £550 million for his 30 per cent stake in Arsenal, giving the former "complete control" over the club.

Lawless relayed a statement from Kroenke's company, KSE:

"KSE UK is pleased to announce the terms of its all-cash offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Arsenal Holdings PLC other than the Arsenal Shares already held by KSE.