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Sevilla's Sergio Reguilon, left, and Roma's Nicolo Zaniolo vie for the ball during the Europa League, round of 16 soccer match between Roma and Sevilla, at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena in Duisburg, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (Friedemann Vogel/Pool Photo via AP)
The Friedkin Group are the new owners of AS Roma, the Serie A side announced on Monday, two weeks after U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin signed a deal worth more than $700 million to purchase the Italian club.
The Friedkin Group announced the acquisition of the 86.6% majority stake in the club and they will launch a mandatory tender offer upon the publicly held ordinary shares.
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