Anindya Bakrie And Erick Thohir Officially Have Majority Shares In The English Football Club Oxford United

Anindya Bakrie. (Photo: Instagram @anindyabakrie)

JAKARTA - Two businessmen from Indonesia, Anindya Bakrie and Erick Thohir officially own 51 percent or the majority of English football club shares, Oxford United. The club is now a member of the Premier League's first division (League One). The certainty regarding Anindya and Erick was announced at the Oxford United General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) which took place on September 27 local time, in Oxford City, England. The composition of the shareholders of the club nicknamed The U's is still the same, including: Entrepreneurs from Thailand, Sumiha 'Tiger' Thanakarnjasuth and Vietnamese businessman Horst Geicke. It's just that now entrepreneurs from Indonesia are leading Oxford United. The realization of majority ownership is a long-planned target, since Anindya and Erick entered Oxford United in 2018. Anindya and Erick have long collaborated in the business sector, one of which is in the media industry in the country. "We are honored to have the opportunity to be a part of Oxford United, a English football club that has long traditions and history and a proud reputation, especially for the people of Oxford," Anindya Bakrie said in a written statement, quoted Wednesday, September 28. Furthermore, the child from Aburizal Bakrie explained that his party was indeed present in the midst of the difficult situation faced by the British and European people who are currently affected by inflation and the energy crisis, the Russian-Ukraine war, and various other things. According to him, this actually shows a commitment to improving the relationship between Indonesia and Britain. Even so, the total value of the transactions acquired by these two national entrepreneurs is not yet known.