The richest man in Africa Aliko Dangote will not be pursuing his widely reported interest in acquiring French Ligue 2 side Valenciennes, OGN can exclusively reveal.
Valenciennes is presently up for sale with the club’s debts making it available for purchase. Dangote was said to be very interested in buying the team and even visited to see one of their league game recently, it was reported that he was closing in on a €10m deal.
However those reports appears to be wide off the mark according to recent reports from his camp, a member of his media team confirmed that the businessman has no interest in the team although admitted that it was offered to him since it’s on sale.
He said the dream of the billionaire is still to own English Premier League side Arsenal and he will begin his quest towards acquiring the team by the time his newly built refinery resumes operation. He is a lifelong fan of the London side.
A deal to buy Arsenal looks unlikely with the owner Stan Kroenke not said to be keen on letting go of his majority stake at the club. Dangote is silently confident that an aggressive bid could force the American into a change of heart.
Daniel Martins
