Josh Kroenke makes defiant Arsenal sale statement in fiery supporters forum | OneFootball

Josh Kroenke says Kroenke Sports Entertainment group have "no intention" of selling Arsenal.

Kroenke, son of principal owner Stan, joined chief executive Vinai Venkatesham at the fans forum to answer questions on the failed European Super League proposals.

Asked if KSE still considered themselves fit and proper owners of Arsenal, Kronke said: "I believe we are fit to carry on in our position as custodians of Arsenal.

"We were put in a very difficult position by forces outside of the club. We have the same plans for summer that we had several weeks ago and I'm still excited about those.

"So I might be met with mistrust, I might be met with skepticism, but over time I hope to establish some sort of relationship with our supporter groups and show them that we are capable of taking our club forward."

Pressed on when KSE might sell the club and what their exit strategy was, Kroenke added: "I am not willing to answer that question because we have no intention of selling."

He added: "From a trust perspective, all of our trust was shredded this week.

"I understand that, which is why I am here today to try and rebuild some sort of relationship with the supporters.

"You have my word. You are going to be seeing more of me. I know the trust has been shredded, but you are going to be seeing me try and rebuild that both now and in the future."

Kroenke also took time to explain why the hierarchy decided to join the Super League.

He said: "As this project took shape in a very fast manner, we asked ourselves two key questions. The first question was: what is worse, a Super League or a Super League without Arsenal? That was a very tough one for us to weigh. We decided a Super League without Arsenal was the worst of both those answers.

"The second question we asked ourselves was: what do the fans want? We tried to answer that question in as many ways as possible. We were obviously bound by certain confidentiality aspects of the decision we were thinking about making, and it was a much more complicated answer than we had time to contemplate.

"I think the global fan wants to see Arsenal versus Barcelona as much as possible. I think the European fan wants to see more big matches between top clubs, to be quite frank because their domestic league is so predictable.

"I think from an English fan's perspective, and this is what was so educating for me, they want to see more big matches. But as one Chelsea supporter wrote on a sign that I saw online the other day, you still want your cold nights in Stoke.

"I think to me that sent a strong message of the English Premier League, football in the UK as a whole and the fan sentiment across England. We got it wrong, and that is why we are here today."