Nigerian multi-billionaire wants to buy Arsenal

He isn't just anyone. Already in the past, he showed his intention to but the London outfit, although he never did so. His latest words revive this interest and hint at a possible buy in the next few months.

"It's a team I'd like to buy someday, but we have $20 billion worth of projects and that's what I'm concentrated on. Once I'm done with this, we could do it. Maybe in 2021", he told 'Bloomberg'.

"I'm not buying Arsenal right now, I'm buying Arsenal when I finish all these projects because I'm trying to take my company to the next level", he added.

Dangote is an important figure and the richest man in Africa. According to 'Forbes', the Nigerian is the 66th richest man in the world.

Arsenal, whose Premier League status has fallen since the glory years under Wenger, want to get back to fighting for the league and being competitive in Europe.