Patrick Vieira discusses Daniel Ek’s try to purchase Arsenal forward of return with Crystal Palace

Patrick Vieira has distanced himself from Swedish billionaire Daniel Ek’s try to purchase his former membership Arsenal.

Vieira and former Arsenal team-mates Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry supported Spotify founder Ek’s takeover bid in April following the membership’s involvement within the failed European Tremendous League undertaking.

Stan Kroenke, who owns the membership by way of his Kroenke Sports activities and Leisure enterprise, rejected the provide however Henry said last month that Ek remains fully committed to buying Arsenal and “we and he’s right here to remain”.

Former Arsenal captain Vieira was subsequently appointed Crystal Palace supervisor in July and is ready to make an emotional return to north London on Monday night time, stay on Sky Sports activities.

“I used to be simply expressing myself as Patrick, ex-Arsenal soccer participant,” Vieira mentioned when requested about his help for Ek’s takeover plans.

“That remark was based mostly on how the course (of the membership) was going.

“I used to be speaking to someone who had a unique view and a unique means of taking (ahead) Arsenal Soccer Membership.

“This was the rationale why with Dennis and Thierry had been concerned within the type of state of affairs that Arsenal was in.

“I’m in a unique place than a few months in the past. So I am not going to specific myself in the identical means than after I was simply an ex-Arsenal soccer participant.”

Henry confirmed in September there was “no dialogue” between the Kroenke household and Ek over a possible change of possession at Arsenal.

However Henry, Arsenal’s file goalscorer, indicated the deal was not lifeless, saying: “It hasn’t occurred but, however we and he’s right here to remain. So let’s examine what is going on to occur.”

Nevertheless, Vieira mentioned: “​If you had been trying on the state of affairs on the time it was clear that the Kroenke household was making the assertion that the membership just isn’t on the market.

“Then I feel the whole lot was over. You possibly can’t purchase a soccer membership if it’s not on the market.”

Vieira returns to Arsenal for the primary time as a supervisor almost six years after starting his senior managerial profession at MLS aspect New York Metropolis.

The 45-year-old has additionally managed at Good in France’s Ligue 1.

“Going again from my Manchester Metropolis time (as Elite Improvement Squad supervisor) and the place I’m at present it has been up and down,” Vieira mentioned. “However total I’m actually happy concerning the journey I’ve had to date.

“What I actually needed was to return again to the Premier League to handle and I am actually fortunate to be in soccer membership.

“There’s the inspiration to specific myself as a supervisor and I need to develop with the soccer membership.

“This soccer membership is actually bold, as I’m as a supervisor, and each of us can obtain good issues right here.

“The membership need to be larger and problem for larger issues, and we’re in a strategy of creating one thing fairly attention-grabbing.”