‘He’s here to stay’ – Henry bullish about Ek’s takeover of Arsenal

Thierry Henry has insisted that Daniel Ek “is here to stay” when it comes to his attempts to buy Arsenal from the Kroenke family.

It was reported in April that Ek, who is the founder of Spotify, was launching a bid to become the new owner of Arsenal. This proposal was boosted with him being supported by Gunners legends Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira.

Later that month, current Arsenal owners Stan and Josh Kroenke confirmed that they remain “100% committed” to the club.

The Kroenkes insisted they ‘didn’t need the money’ when Ek tried to buy the club last month

Ek is a lifelong Gunners fan and he was sat alongside Henry for the North London derby on Sunday. The duo would have been left delighted by Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Spurs.

Henry is covering Crystal Palace’s game against Brighton on Monday Night Football. Ahead of that game (as cited by Football London), the ex-Arsenal striker insisted that Ek is “here to stay”:

The pair were spotted in the stands at the Emirates for the north London derby on Sunday

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“To be able to get there, you need to have someone to respond on either side, it didn’t happen yet. We, he, is here to stay. Let’s see what’s going to happen.

“For the moment, we enjoyed obviously the win yesterday.

“I think it’s going to be long. I think you remember me saying it’s going to be long. How long it’s going to be, I don’t actually know but we are here to stay.”