Some Arsenal fans bemoan report concerning club’s valuation after Forbes report

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Some Arsenal fans have been bemoaning the club’s value after Forbes released a report of the 50 most valuable clubs in world sport.

Arsenal have been valued at £2bn by Forbes joining Premier League rivals Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea.

The list, which is mostly dominated by NFL teams, has seen the clubs increase in value despite the fact sports have been  dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic, by 9.9%, compared to 55% five years ago.

United are the highest-ranked team from the Premier League, boasting a value of £3bn, a place ahead of Liverpool who hold a value of £2.9bn, followed by Manchester City, who are valued at £2.8bn, and then Chelsea who are valued at around £2.3bn.

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One of the questions that has been extremely prominent during the last couple of weeks concerning Daniel Ek’s proposed takeover bid of Arsenal is, does he have the funds?

Well, reports have claimed that the Swede is looking to bid a mere £1.8bn and with Forbes claiming the Gunners are worth £2bn, it’s a bid which is likely to fail at the hands of owner Stan Kroenke.

Here are how some fans reacted…