February 15, NESV partner Thomas
DiBenedetto was granted a 30-day period to negotiate the purchase of AS
Roma through his company DiBenedetto AS Roma LLC. The sale of the club,
managed through Campagnia Italpetroli, is estimated at 200 million
euros. DiBenedetto is promising to double Roma's revenue in five years
and build a new stadium in eight years.
Roma, founded in 1927, won the Serie A title in 2001, but has fallen out
of success and into debt. Roma currently owes $177.3 million to
Unicredit. Today, coach Claudio Ranieri is reported to have resigned
following his 4-3 loss to Genoa.
DiBenedetto serves as chairman of the Boston Red Sox, owned by John
Henry, and is partner to New England Sports Ventures, which recently
purchased Liverpool. DiBenedetto is the president of Boston
International Group, an investment management company.
NESV is considering featuring Liverpool in the second annual Football at
Fenway tournament, which kicked off last year with Celtic versus
Sporting.
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