Posted by Guardian 400 days ago
Non-UK owners will always be judged by the same yardstick: after the asset-grab what about the team?Manchester United are American, Chelsea are Russian-owned and Arsenal are in danger of ending up as a hostile marriage between the two. According to the BBC's business editor, Robert Peston, Alisher Usmanov is "hopping mad" and feels "stitched up" by Stan Kroenke's swoop to attain 63% of the club's shares, which is more than a storm in a gin and tonic.Kroenke is obliged to make a cash offer for the remaining shares at £11,750 each, which values Arsenal at £731m. But Usmanov, who retains 27%, is an old friend of Nick Hornby and grew up adoring C...
