U.S billionaire Friedkin signs deal to buy Serie A's AS Roma

Roma said formal contracts with the Friedkin Group were signed on Wednesday. The transaction is anticipated to close by the end of the month.

Published : Aug 06, 2020 12:36 IST

AS Roma last won the Serie A title in 2001.
AS Roma last won the Serie A title in 2001.
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AS Roma last won the Serie A title in 2001.

U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin has signed a deal to purchase the Italian Serie A club AS Roma, the club said on Thursday.

Roma said formal contracts with the Friedkin Group were signed on Wednesday for a transaction valued at 591 million euros ($702 million). The transaction is anticipated to close by the end of the month.

“We have signed the contracts tonight and, over the coming days, will now work together to complete the formal and legal process that will result in the club changing hands,” AS Roma president James Pallotta said in a statement.

“Over the last month, Dan and Ryan Friedkin have demonstrated their total commitment to finalising this deal and taking the club forward in a positive way. I am sure they will be great future owners for AS Roma.”

A group of U.S. investors led by Pallotta bought AS Roma in 2012.

Pallotta, a businessman of Italian descent, struggled to revive the fortunes of the club, which won the last of its three Serie A titles in 2001, and has seen his plans to build a new stadium frustrated by planning issues.

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