One by one, the British owners are falling out of the Premier League. After Newcastle United were purchased by PIF (Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, fronted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman) for 46 billion Ksh, there are currently only six British club owners in the strongest competition in Europe. Out of those six, only Tottenham and West Ham have tried to win something or play in any European competition, while other four (Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Norwich) are relegation strugglers year in, year out.ArsenalGunners are owned by the American Stan Kroenke, who bought the majority of shares in 2018. Kroenke’s wealth is estimated at around 905 billion Ksh as the businessman is owner of a number of American clubs in various sports like LA Rams (NFL), Denver Nuggets (NBA) and Colorado Avalanche (NHL).Stan Kroenke is actually richer than the PSG owner😂😂😂Nnipa ny3 pic.twitter.com/VlBZlzjF5z— Brimstone (@killliuana) October 7, 2021 Aston VillaThe Villains are the property of the Egyptian (Nassef Sawiris) and American (Wes Edens) businessmen. Sawiris is considered to be the richest Arab as well as the second richest African, while Edens is also the owner of the NBA team Milwaukee Bucks. They were previously owned by Chinese Tony Xia.Brighton & Hove AlbionOne of rare British owners is a poker player and sports bettor Tony Bloom. He has invested 14 billion in the new, Falmer Stadium, and is chairman since 2009.The Newcastle takeover news reaffirms just how fortunate Brighton are to have Tony Bloom in charge. A fan of the club who puts his heart and soul into everything surrounding it, and he isn’t afraid to get the chequebook out either. What a legend! #BHAFC pic.twitter.com/fYOWXcN61L— Charlie Haffenden (@JournoHaff) October 7, 2021 BurnleyThe Clarets have recenly being bought by the American sports consortium called ALK Capital, which has an 84% share of the club. The chairman is Wall Street executive and sports investor Alan Pace. ALK are currently offering fans a chance to relinquish their 6% share in the club.Matthew Benham, on the right (© Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images)BrentfordThe newly promoted Brentford is owned by a long time fan and Englishman Matthew Benham, who also owns Danish club FC Midtjylland. The millionaire made his money in online gambling with the two firms Smartodds and Matchbook.ChelseaWho doesn’t know about Russian oligarh Roman Abramovich? His estimated net worth is around 1.6 trillion Ksh and he bought Chelsea in 2003. The club won 18 trophies since, including two Champions League crown.Roman Abramovich the trophies he has won since he bought @ChelseaFC 💙 pic.twitter.com/h4BfcXnFbU— Frank Khalid (@FrankKhalidUK) October 6, 2021 Crystal PalaceOne of rare British owners of a Premier League club is Steve Parish, with Americans Joshua Harris and David S Blitzer as his backup. Parish saved the club from liquidation in 2010 and bought it from Lloyds Bank for 528 million Ksh. Parish made his money in computer graphic design and is backed by American investors Harris and Blitzer who own an 18% share each.##EDITORS_CHOICE##EvertonFarhad Moshiri and Bill Kenwright own the second club from Liverpool – Everton. British-Iranian billionaire Moshiri is based in Monaco, and is the chairman of a Russian company that specialises in metals, mining and telecoms. He had shares at Arsenal, but decided to sell in 2016 and bought 77% share at Everton, while chairman and West End theatre producer Bill Kenwright, has a small stake.Leeds UnitedAnother Italian (as in Watford) owns a Premier League club – Andrea Radrizanni, a billionaire who also owns a sports broadcasting company called Eleven Sports. In 2018, he welcomed 49ers Enterprises, which is the business part of American football team the San Francisco 49ers as shareholders who increased their shares of the clubs since.The “English Premier League club owners”.Arsenal 🇺🇸Aston Villa 🇪🇬🇺🇸Burnley 🇺🇸Chelsea 🇷🇺Crystal Palace 🇺🇸Everton 🇮🇷Leeds 🇮🇹Leicester 🇹🇭Liverpool 🇺🇸Man City 🇦🇪Man Utd 🇺🇸Newcastle 🇸🇦Southampton 🇨🇳Watford 🇮🇹Wolves 🇨🇳— Richie Rich (@IamValhustle) October 8, 2021 Leicester CityFamous Srivaddhanaprabha family owns Leicester. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha bought Leicester in 2010 but died in a helicopter crash in 2018 and is survived by his son. Under his tenure, Leicester won the Premier League against all odds.LiverpoolFenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox baseball team, also owns Liverpool and are fronted by two American businessmen John W Henry and Tom Werner. They took over Liverpool at the end of 2010 from fellow Americans Tom Hicks and George N Gillett Jr. Under Henry and Werner, Liverpool won their first league title in 20 years.Manchester CitySo far the ritchest club in Britain, City was bought in 2010 by Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family. He owns a number of other football clubs and his takeover of Manchester City has been described as an attempt by the UAE at “sportswashing”, which is also the case with newly bought Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia.Newcastle United new owners: We want to win the Champions League. City and PSG owners: pic.twitter.com/vNHrpryRuK— Nanaoseiike (@nanaoseiike) October 7, 2021 Manchester UnitedThe highly unpopular Glazer family owns the Red Devils since 2003. The Americans also own Tampa Bay Buccaneers, current NFL champions. The takeover was financed overwhelmingly by loans, plunging the club into debt and causing outrage among fans. Supporters formed a Love United Hate Glazer group after the takeover, with LUHG chanted at matches. United have not won the title since 2013.A fan displays a “Glazers Out” banner (©REUTERS/Phil Noble)Newcastle UnitedMuch has been already said about this recent purchase by PIF (Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, fronted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman) for 46 billion Ksh, but they own 80% of the club. 10% are owned by businesswomen Amanda Staveley and Ruben brothers, a respectable business family from the North East.Newcastle can invest 30 billion Ksh without breaking financial rules; Staveley: “We can be as big as PSG”Norwich CityOwned by the former TV cook Delia Smith and her husbant Michael Wynn-Jones, Norwich is in and out of the Premier League for years. The couple own a 53% share, while Michael Fougler the managing director of a Norfolk-based poultry firm owns other shares.SouthamptonChinese businessman Gao Jisheng has an 80% share in Southampton, and is worth around 37 billion Ksh. Katharina Liebherr still owns a stake, having inherited the club from her father when he bought it to save it from financial ruin in 2010. Jinsheng continues to live in China, and his daughter executive Martin Semmens runs the club.##NAJAVA_MECA_5882125##Tottenham HotspurCertainly the most successful Premier League team owned by a Britons, Spurs are in the hands of Joe Lewis and Daniel Levy. Lewis is the main investor in the Tavistock Group, which owns 200 companies in 15 countries, while Levy is the most famous one, since he is chairman and co-owner of Tottenham since 2001, which makes him the longest-serving chairman in the Premier League.WatfordThe London based club is owned by the Italian multi-millionaire businessman Gino Pozzo who bought Watford in 2012 from another Italian, Laurence Bassini. Pozzo often visits the training ground and looks at players performance analytics.West Ham snatches the fourth place off Chelsea: Champions League worthy half-time performance, Lingard’s pre-goal 60-meter run (VIDEO)West Ham UnitedDavid Sullivan, David Gold and Albert Smith own another London based club, the famous Hammers. Along with his business partner and fellow West Ham owner Gold, Sullivan worked in the porn industry for several decades. American businessman Albert Smith owns the remaining 10% share of the club.Wolverhampton WanderersChinese holding company Fosun International bought Wolves in July 2016. They are stationed in Shanghai and Hong Kong, they have a presence in 16 countries and are estimated to be worth 1.3 trillion Ksh. They are leaders in the Premier League when it comes to player vaccination for Covid.
