Henry, Bergkamp, Vieira join Swedish billionaire Ek in Arsenal bid

Arsenal legends Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira have joined billion Stan Kroenke aire Spotify owner Daniel Ek in a bid to buy the club following fans’ protests against current owner Stan Kroenke.

Ek, estimated to be worth around £3.4billion, tweeted his intentions to explore the possibility of acquiring the club on Friday.

Director Josh Kroenke, the son of the current owner, has insisted the club is not for sale, but the presence of three of its legends backing a new bid will apply pressure following recent events.

Sportsmail understands, however, that club chiefs have doubts over the seriousness of Ek’s takeover bid.

Their reservations stem from the fact that Ek chose to tweet about it rather than try to start official discussions, while roping in the Invincibles is also seen as a publicity stunt masking his lack of the necessary funds to buy the club.

It has been reported that Kroenke would listen to offers of around £2bn for Arsenal.

Ek’s individual net worth is estimated at around £3.4bn by Forbes.

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That would mean Ek, 38, would have to take control over Arsenal via a consortium or with a partner.

Gunners supporters made their feelings towards Kroenke clear on Friday evening when hundreds turned out to protest against the American at the Emirates Stadium.

An effigy of the 73-year-old was hanged as they called for him to sell up, after his attempts to make Arsenal one of the founding members of the breakaway European Super League.

Ek wrote in his tweet that same day: ‘As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for @Arsenal as long as I can remember. If KSE (Kroenke Sports Enterprises) would like to sell Arsenal I’d be happy to throw my hat in the ring.’

And according to the Daily Telegraph, he has now enlisted the help of three of Arsenal’s most famous Invincible to take forward his bid to take over.

Gunners record scorer Henry, former captain Vieira and Bergkamp could return to the Emirates Stadium in a working capacity should the takeover be successful.