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AFRICA’S richest man wants to buy Arsenal and sack Arsene Wenger. Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote plans to make an offer to owner Stan Kroenke. Dangote – who is worth £8.6billion – has supported the Gunners since the mid-Eighties. He aims to submit his bid once the construction of a new oil refinery in Lagos, Nigeria, is completed. Dangote told Bloomberg: “The first thing I would change is the coach. He has done a good job, but someone else should also try his luck.” Wenger has been boss at Arsenal for 21 years and is the longest-serving manager of any side in Europe. Fan protests against his rule rumbled on throughout last season but the Frenchman agreed a two-year contract extension in May. Kroenke’s fellow Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov had a £1bn takeover offer for the club turned down earlier this year. But Dangote, 60, believes his power of persuasion can work on the billionaire shareholders. He said: “If they get the right offer, I’m sure they would walk away. “So...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Granit Xhaka has "completely denied" allegations he racially abused an airline staff member at Heathrow Airport on Monday. The incident came less than 24 hours after Xhaka was sent off during Arsenal's 2-1 win over Burnley and understands that the Switzerland international believes he was 'provoked' and denies using the alleged racist words attributed to him by a third party at Heathrow Terminal 5. Xhaka is currently serving a four-match suspension after his red card against Burnley, meaning he'll miss next month's crucial Premier League clash away to Chelsea as well as this weekend's cup match at St Mary's. Since the start of last season, Xhaka has received the most red cards (5) out of any player in Europe's top five leagues and Wenger has urged him to improve his tackling technique by "staying on his feet". To read full article - https://goo.gl/HW83sX