Billionaire businessman David Blitzer is in advanced calls to sell a large proportion in both Real Salt Lake of MLS and Utah Royals of NWSL after owning both franchise services since 2022, Sportico reported.
No potential purchase price was reported.
The Larry H. Miller family will take over a controlling proportion of both clubs, while Blitzer is expected to retain some of the ownership. The Miller family is the former principal owner of the NBA Utah Jazz, who sold an 80 percentage in the franchise in 2022.
The Miller family was interested in buying Real Salt Lake when Blitzer acquired the team from Dell Loy Hansen three years ago. This sale occurred after Hansen was called several incidents of racist behavior in a story of the athletic.
Blitzer reportedly bought Real Salt Lake, Rio Tinto Stadium, the team’s training facility and the club’s MLS Next Pro team for $ 400 million. He also adopted the rights of an NWSL club, which became Royal’s 2024 after paying a discounted extension fee of $ 2 million.
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