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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