Rumors have been circulating in Rome for several days that friends of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have their eye on Roma and that negotiations between the American owners of the Roman club and entrepreneurs from Riyadh are already underway. There are basically two stories. The first one is the idea of the Friedkin family to bring the Arabs into the Roma ownership structure as partners, but for the Americans to retain the majority stake. The other side states that the friends of the future king of Saudi Arabia are interested in the complete takeover of Roma and that they want to do it in a relatively short period of time.AS Roma – Stadio Olimpico Next level atmosphere pic.twitter.com/F21ZgLicUk— They Think Kits All Over (@TheyThinkKits) May 11, 2023 The Arabs are ready to immediately put on the table 900,000,000 euros for the purchase of the club and an additional 300,000,000 euros if the Friedkins complete all the bureaucratic tasks related to the construction of the stadium and receive a definitive permit to build Roma’s new arena. Bearing in mind that the American tycoon has invested, so far, about 850,000,000 in Roma, this means that he would not only cover everything he invested, but he would also make a very lucrative profit of 350,000,000 euros with the stadium. The presence of Eric Williamson in Rome, Dan Friedkin’s most trusted man who is a kind of special agent for the most important jobs, also adds credibility to these reports. Williamson comes to the Eternal City only when there are big jobs to be done or important decisions to be made, and this is certainly the one. De Rossi changing Mourinho‘s squad with three new playersPossible buyers include the Saudi sovereign fund PiF and “General Entertainment Authority”, which is already a sponsor of Roma since they paid for the “Riyadh Season” that we read on the Giallorossi jerseys. There could be certain problems around PiF, since the fund is already the owner of Newcastle United, and bearing in mind the UEFA rules on multi-ownership, this could cause problems, but it is not an insurmountable obstacle for the realization of the deal. However, due to the aforementioned, it is believed that in order to avoid all possible problems, “General Entertainment Authority” could formally result as the new owner of Roma.Capello blasts American owners over Mourinho and Maldini sackingThis is not the first attempt by investors from the Persian Gulf to buy Roma. Last summer, a group of Arab businessmen made a consortium, but their offer was nowhere near as generous as the latest rumored one. The Friedkins didn’t think much and rejected last year’s offer without apology. Truth be told, Friedkins are denying want to sell the club, but this is not about the desire of the American family, but about a specific business operation. It is not excluded that Dan and Ryan are waiting to build the Roma stadium and only then sell it. In this way, they would go down in history and leave with a large profit, bearing in mind that the price of each club jumps significantly with the stadium as a club’s property. Roma fans are in anticipation and there is no doubt that, despite living in the city of the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church, they would react to the Arab purchase of the club like the Newcastle fans did a few years ago. With the Arab hinterland, they are quite convinced of that in Rome, Roma could finally be an equal or even a privileged competitor in a collision with the big teams from the north like Inter, Juventus or Milan.##NAJAVA_MECA_7855503##
