Unsung hero’s last act at Arsenal is to strike £270m deal Stan Kroenke will love

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has always wanted the club to stand on its own two feet financially. But the uber-intense competition in the Premier League and Europe, coupled with the need to correct the recruitment and retention mistakes of a previous era at the Emirates, mean that has not yet been possible.

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