He watched Arsenal and Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend

Four English clubs - two in the top flight - are in talks with the

Jordanian billionaire Hasan Abdullah Ismaik is planning to add another club to his expanding empire after opening talks with two Premier League clubs.

Ismaik, who owns a 60 per cent stake in 1860 Munich, wants to buy into English football after becoming frustrated with attempts to gain voting control at his struggling German second division club.

The construction magnate, named on the Forbes rich list last year with a personal wealth estimated at more than $2billion, is in talks with four English clubs — two in the Premier League and two in the Championship.

Jordanian billionaire Hasan Abdullah Ismaik was at Arsenal on Monday (right) and wants to invest in England

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Ismaik has become frustrated with the ownership structure at 1860 Munich and is preparing to buy big in the Premier League.

He was in London this week and told Sportsmail: ‘The difficulties we are facing in Germany mean we are kind of regretting not coming to the UK and we think we should now come and buy a club here and invest in a country where football is so entertaining and passionate.

‘English football is full of big teams with big histories and with an incredible league and great support from the federation for the small teams and investors.

‘There are also the rules that encourage and help investors and give them a hand so that they can make their clubs successful. It might take a month, it might take three years but we are considering investing in a club in England.’

Ismaik saved 1860 Munich from insolvency in 2011, but his voting rights are restricted because of the rules governing teams in Germany. He can only have 49 per cent of the voting rights and there are many people involved in the decision-making process at the club.

Ismaik is ready to pull out and make a play for a club in England after failing to persuade the German authorities to change the rules.

The Jordanian watched the Gunners take a big step in the title race by beating Manchester City

Ismaik was also at Chelsea's game against Sunderland, when the home side bounced back with a 3-1win

He watched Chelsea beat Sunderland on Saturday and Arsenal beat Manchester City on Monday and added: ‘When you think about football you think about the emotion and the culture of football, the fans and the experience of being at the stadium and having fun and the history also.

‘Being somewhere that has all those things is something we want. We want to also be somewhere we are given more respect. We want to own a club where we can move forward, as a team.

‘But, most of all, when you invest in football you want to have fun. It is very healthy to invest in the UK.’

The billionaire owns 60 per cent of German second-tier side 1860 Munich, but wants to expand into England