Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp reveals plan to buy League One club in shock takeover
DENNIS BERGKAMP has admitted that he dreams of taking over a football club.
The Arsenal legend is keen on returning to English football behind the scenes at a club.
Bergkamp, 54, was part of a consortium that tried to purchase Wycombe Wanderers.
However, a deal fell through at the 11th hour as the club was sold to a different bidder.
Bergkamp’s consortium included other former football stars such as Phillip Cocu, Ronald Koeman, Dirk Kuyt and Henrik Larsson.
The acquisition of a club is still a “dream” for Bergkamp and he is aiming for one in League One.
He told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf: “Wycombe Wanderers was a nice project – and we were very far along with it. It only fell through at the end.
“Together with Phillip Cocu, Ronald Koeman, Dirk Kuyt, Henrik Larsson and (agent) Rob Jansen we were going to buy the shares.
“It is still a dream of mine to develop players, run an academy, and use all our knowledge and experience to get promoted.
“Not with a foreign billionaire who puts in a lot of money just to go up quickly.
“If you have a group of former top footballers together then you just start lower.
“I am convinced that with a club in League One, with real football knowledge, you can get promoted to the Championship within five years, 10 years at most.”
Bergkamp is realistic in his aspirations as he knows a club in the top flight would be out of reach for him.
He added: “We are not talking about the Premier League.
“That is a very difficult league to enter.
“I did go into Arsenal with some other Arsenal Legends, together with Daniel Ek, but you can hardly move the owner of such a big club to sell in this day and age with the amounts that apply.
“The sale of Manchester United is also still not complete.”
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