Kroenke to splash the cash... but no boost for Arsenal as American bids for LA Dodgers

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has finally moved to open his chequebook... with a bid for MLB team Los Angeles Dodgers.



The man they call Silent Stan is understood to be fronting one of 12 groups interested in purchasing the baseball team. Others include former LA Lakers basketball star Magic Johnson.



Silent Stan: American Kroenke took a controlling stake in Arsenal in April 2011

Kroneke already owns franchises in all other major American sports, namely the NFL's St Louis Rams, the NBA's Denver Nuggets, the NHL's Colorado Avalanche, and Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids.



Husband of the WalMart heiress, the 54-year-old took a controlling stake in Arsenal in April last year but has riled supporters with his lack of investment and failure to reveal a plan for the club.



The world famous Dodgers are facing financial meltdown and were put under bankruptcy protection last summer by outgoing owner Frank McCourt, who will later this year pay his former wife Jamie an £85m divorce settlement.



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The Boston native was in 2002 beaten to the purchase of the Red Sox by John W. Henry, now owner of Liverpool.

