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Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote plans to buy Arsenal FC

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Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is planning to buy Arsenal FC within four years. The African tycoon revealed his intentions to purchase the Premier League giants in 2015.

Dangote told Bloomberg: “Maybe three to four years. The issue is that we have more challenging headwinds. I need to get those out the way first and start having tailwinds. Then I’ll focus on this.”

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