Stan Kroenke is worth approx $10 bil
The 178th richest person in the world
The 5th largest landowner in America
He married into the richest family in the world, the Waltons of Walmart, 9 years before launching his 1st company
Wife is worth approx $8.3 bil
Combined worth $18.3 bil
Registers businesses in Delaware to minimize tax.
Used taxpayer money to build stadiums and shopping malls.
Receives government subsidies for his ranches.
Has never publicly put a cent into Arsenal and has previously paid himself millions of our money
Now all behind closed doors
Footballers have talent that entertains us and improves our life.
Careers are short and only ever one injury away from ending
Ozil is by far our richest player with an est net worth of $100 million
He also brings money into the club through branding, social media and shirt sales
Ozil is a active philanthropist who pays for thousands of kid's lifesaving surgeries and feeds the homeless and refugees
Stan gave 1 million to Trump's inauguration.
Forbes only found one other donation, from him AND his wife (combined worth $18.3b) 1 mil after hurricane Harvey
Ozil is by far our richest player due to his salary and his global branding

Now take an average squad player, someone like Maitland Niles who lacks Ozil's endorsements and is unsure of his future at the club
His wages are $43,000 p/w and his net worth is an estimated $3.8m
That means Kroenke is worth 100x more than Ozil

Kroenke and his wife are worth 183x more than Ozil

Ozil is worth 26.3x more than AMN

Kroenke is worth 2,630x more than AMN

Kroenke and his wife are worth 4,816x more than AMN

Why are players paying to run Kroenke's business?
How is it fair that players cut their salaries to stop this multi-billionaire having to invest any money into the club?

He speculated to buy us now he has to take the hit

Top footballers are overpaid but the burden should fall on the billionaire owner first to run his business
Better for players to get full salaries and pay tax for things like the NHS instead of taking a cut if it means Stan doesn't have to contribute and will continue to sit on his vast fortune and property empire.

All figures are estimates from google so I don't claim 100% accuracy
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