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Alisher Usmanov – 18.6 billion $
Alisher Usmanov born in Uzbekistan is one of the wealthiest men from Russia. His net worth is 18.6 billion dollars making him one of the richest football club owners in the world.
Like the previous owner he hasn’t full ownership over the english team Arsenal FC, he and his partner Farhad Moshiri holding around the year 2011 29 percent of the team and wanting to be the major shareholder.
His dream was denied and another major shareholder Stanley Kroenke took the lead with 62% in shares.
Usmanov made his money in the steel and telecommunication industries being present also as a co-owner in the second largest mobile operator, owner of a Russian sport Tv channel and a newspaper.
In the last years he criticized the investment policy from Arsenal, believing that the major shareholder doesn’t want to invest, this statement being followed by the purchase of Real Madrid’s players Mesut Ozil.
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