Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone today refused to rule out the possibility of a takeover of Arsenal.
Ecclestone concedes he has yet to hold talks with the Premier League club, who are apparently bracing themselves for a £650million offer for control from American billionaire Stan Kroenke.
Kroenke already owns 12.2% of the Gunners, and there are suggestions he is now looking for outright ownership.
But Kroenke may yet face a battle with Ecclestone, the 76-year-old ringmaster of Formula One who has amassed a £3billion fortune over the years.
Ecclestone's trump card is that he knows former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, who left the club in acrimonious circumstances in April. Ecclestone confirmed his daughter Tamara is currently dating Dein's son.
'I don't know too much about it (the story) actually,' Ecclestone told PA Sport at the Nurburgring ahead of tomorrow's European Grand Prix.
'It's good if somebody is saying that because maybe I will get approached - and maybe it will be cheap enough.
'I've not spoken with anybody at Arsenal. I obviously talked to David (Dein) when they chucked him out, which I thought was a bit unnecessary.
'But if somebody offers me something that I think has got good value, I will have a go.'
It is not the first time Ecclestone has been linked with an English club as there were suggestions a few years ago he was interested in Chelsea prior to Roman Abramovich's takeover.
Ecclestone, who is a regular visitor to Stamford Bridge, was due to join forces with Renault boss Flavio Briatore, but it was a move that did not come to fruition.
'Flavio and I were interested in Chelsea not so long ago - but I'm interested in anything if it's cheap enough,' confirmed Ecclestone.
'I do go to Chelsea. Flav and I went to matches. I go when I've nothing else to do.'
But then he added: 'What problem would I be in with Chelsea if I bought Arsenal?'
There has been no official comment from Kroenke but reports that he was about to launch a takeover bid come after an apparent softening of attitude towards him from the Arsenal board.
