The Nigerian has been keen to take control of the Gunners for a number of years and was linked with a stake in the club when former director Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith was selling her shares in 2010. Majority shareholder Stan Kroenke remains committed to Arsenal for the long-term while Uzbek magnate Alisher Usmanov, who controls around 30 per cent of the club, has also expressed no desire in selling any of his stock. But Dangote, whose business interests include sugar, flour and oil, is refusing to rule out taking charge of the Londoners in the future. Speaking to Bloomberg, he said: "I still hope, one day at the right price, that I will buy the team. I might buy...
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