SM
Bayern vs. Augsburg: 8 hrs 55 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Jens Lehmann fires warning over potential Arsenal takeover

:Headline: Jens Lehmann fires warning over potential Arsenal takeover:
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann questions what roles Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira will take up should they help a takeover of the club.
Sports Mole

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has questioned what roles Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira would take up should a takeover be completed for the Gunners.

The trio, who along with Lehmann were part of the famous 'Invincible' side, are reportedly helping Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek in his bid to purchase the North London club.

Current owner Stan Kroenke has come under fire since the European Super League was announced last week and many protests calling for him to leave the club have occurred since.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, Lehmann was supportive of the takeover idea but did raise questions as to the structure of the former players' roles: "It would be fantastic to have my former teammates working for Arsenal again because they're all great guys.

"But I don't know if the Kroenke family actually wants to sell Arsenal. From my encounters with Josh Kroenke [Arsenal director], he's a very nice guy and he was very interested to lead Arsenal to a brighter future.

"My experience of football, now I'm on the board at Hertha Berlin, is people first need to know the right questions and then implement a structure where all the guys - Thierry, Dennis and Patrick - can work.

"Would you see them working on the pitch all together? I don't really understand their jobs because there needs to be a good structure from the top to the bottom."

Lehmann went on to explain a possible solution to see what roles Henry, Bergkamp and Vieira may take up.

"There's Edu [Arsenal's technical director], a former teammate, I think he's doing a good job there. So if on top comes Thierry as a coach or manager probably, Patrick the same... Dennis was an assistant coach at Ajax. I think their expertise is probably not becoming a sporting director or CEO," he added.

"It was the power of the fans, who didn't see the competition aspect in the Super League. So it tells you the fans are quite keen about fair competition, even though it means that Arsenal would probably not play in the Super League or the Champions League next year.

"Everybody loves to have competition, which is the basis of the game in Europe. The fans have a very sensitive attitude about it and it absolutely needs to be respected.

"That's why I love the Arsenal fans, because they know that it's very hard for Arsenal to get back into the Champions League, and still they are against it."

Thousands of fans gathered outside the Emirates Stadium before Mikel Arteta's side faced Everton in the Premier League, calling for Kroenke to sell the club. body check tags ::

amp_article__445020 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-04-27 12:33:07:
html db last update - 2021-04-27 12:33:07 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html

Click here for more stories about Jens Lehmann

Click here for more stories about Arsenal

Share this article now:
AS
Read Next:
Stan Kroenke 'has no plans to sell Arsenal'
>


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Jens Lehmann Thierry Henry Dennis Bergkamp Patrick Vieira Daniel Ek Stan Kroenke Edu Mikel Arteta Football
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
Stan Kroenke 'has no plans to sell Arsenal'
'Champions in three years' - What constitutes success for Amorim at Man United?
Not again! Chelsea boss Maresca reveals new injury to James ahead of Leicester game
Aston Villa to rival Newcastle for Kieran Tierney?

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Preview: Leicester vs. Chelsea - prediction, team news, lineups

1

PL

Maresca to extend olive branch to struggling Chelsea attacker?

2

MT

Van Dijk? Trent? Alisson? How Liverpool could line up against Southampton

NEW

3

VD

Preview: Celta Vigo vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups

4

PC

Arsenal star 'facing race against time' to be fit for Forest clash

5

AS

Preview: B. Leverkusen vs. Heidenheim - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PB

Preview: Girona vs. Espanyol - prediction, team news, lineups

7

PG

Preview: Oxford Utd vs. Middlesbrough - prediction, team news, lineups

8

PO

Preview: Arsenal vs. Nott'm Forest - prediction, team news, lineups

9

PA

Preview: Man City vs. Spurs - prediction, team news, lineups

10

PM


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .