Arsenal have been agonisingly close to a first league title since 2004 in each of the last two seasons – but Josh Kroenke has a plan that he thinks can deliver the Premier League title soon.
Kroenke junior, son of ultimate Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke, has been the public face of the KSE ownership in recent years.
In general, KSE have been attempting to appear to run the club more transparently – likely as a direct result of the fallout from Project Big Picture and the European Super League.
Kroenke himself appears to distance Arsenal from the prospect of playing Premier League games in the United States, perhaps as a ploy to win over supporters after those breakaway attempts.
And while those wounds may never heal completely heal, Arsenal‘s strides forward on the pitch in recent seasons have been somewhat conciliatory.
Arsenal are currently gearing up for another assault on the Premier League summit in 2024-25 with a pre-season tour of their owners’ homeland in the US.
And developments on Arsenal’s pre-season tour illustrate the vision that the Kroenke family have to deliver trophies to North London
Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta has struck friendship with Sean McVay
Arsenal have played three times in the US so far this summer, drawing 1-1 with Bournemouth, beating Man United 2-1, and losing 2-1 to Liverpool.
The game against United was staged at the SoFi Stadium, the home of Stan Kroenke’s LA Rams NFL franchise which is widely considered one of the best sports and music venues in the world.
The Rams are perhaps the most valuable asset in Kroenke’s sports empire, which is estimate to be worth around £12.5bn in total.
Arsenal occupy a unique position as the only KSE sports outpost in Europe.
They also have another unique but unwanted status as the only club in the KSE empire not to have won the domestic league title under Kroenke’s ownership.
However, Josh Kroenke has recently revealed how he hopes that internal cooperation within the KSE network will help achieve mutual success.
As quoted by the LA Times, he said: “The neat thing is they all root for each other.”
The article goes on to describe how Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has formed a friendship with Rams head coach Sean McVay.
It also explains how knowledge sharing across KSE has seen the group develop a unique DNA, which Kroenke junior believes will be a catalyst for continued triumphs – on both sides of the Atlantic.
For Arsenal supporters starved of Premier League success which would be worth north of £170m in prize money, they will certainly hope that is the case.
TBR Analysis: How can the KSE network help Arteta and Arsenal?
Both multi-club and multi-sports ownership are becoming increasingly popular in football.
More than half of the clubs in the Premier League operate in some form of multi-club network, including Arsenal.
These models provide a ready-made scouting network, with infrastructure to support recruitment and player development across the globe.
And while UEFA is clamping down on multi-club operations, they still continue to be a route for clubs to navigate post-Brexit recruitment hurdles.
