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We don’t need the money: Spotify owner’s bid to buy Arsenal fails

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Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify speaks at an event in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., August 9, 2018. [Reuters, Lucas Jackson]

Daniel Ek has confirmed that he made a bid to buy Arsenal only to see it knocked back.

Reports surfaced suggesting that the Swedish billionaire had backed out of his attempts to purchase the Gunners.

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