Arsenal legends Henry, Vieira and Bergkamp join Daniel Ek in stunning takeover bid

Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Dennis Bergkamp are teaming up with billionaire Daniel Ek to launch a stunning takeover bid at Arsenal. Do not pinch yourself, what is happening is real and not an idea conjured up on a morning to satisfy any potential Monday blues.

Stan Kroenke and his KSE ownership of the club has come under their most severe criticism since he gained full control a decade ago, this coming off the back of the abhorrent Super League breakaway plans that were born and ‘killed’ in the space of 48 hours.

Thousands of fans protested outside the Emirates calling for the owners to sell up their shares in response, this despite Josh Kroenke stating ‘we have no intention of selling’ during a heated Fans’ Forum.

Amid the protest, Spotify owner Daniel Ek teased Arsenal fans by tweeting out his desire to purchase the club he’s supported as a boy, a move that was since proven to be legitimate and backed up by his £3.4bn wealth.

Arsenal legends Henry, Vieira and Bergkamp join Daniel Ek in stunning takeover bid from Stan Kroenke

However, in a remarkable development revealed by The Telegraph, a trio of Arsenal ‘Invincibles’, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira, are working with the Spotify owner on a bid to take control of the Premier League club.

The three legends’ knowledge of their former stomping ground and its fanbase are already proving ‘invaluable’ to Ek’s bid, with the addition of three of the Gunners’ best ever players in the bid adding pressure on KSE to listen to the incoming offer. Getting those three on board will grant Ek the support of more than just fans.

If the Swede’s bid is successful, the three will all become part of the new setup.

Henry recentlu gave an impassioned interview about the state of Arsenal, insisting he no longer recognises the club that bears his statue outside the stadium.

"“This club belongs to the fans, I love the club and I will support the club until I die, but I do not recognise my club and what happened just now, with them trying to join a league that would have been closed, makes no sense to me,” he said.“They have been running the club like a company, not a football club, and they showed their hand. Maybe it’s a lack of understanding of the core football values and maybe the money was too big of a temptation. But whatever it was, they got it wrong. Badly wrong.”"

Ek could not be better placed with those three men behind him. There are concerns of the financials, however, as although his Spotify enterprise is worth £51.9bn, Ek’s bid may have to be as part of a consortium or with a partner, but he is serious in his stance.

A bid is being prepared and KSE will never have felt this much pressure. How long until they cave?