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UGP bids €2 bn for Napoli, plans stadium privatization.

5/23/2026

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Underdog Global Partners (UGP) has offered roughly €2 billion to acquire SSC Napoli from owner Aurelio De Laurentiis.
UGP, which already controls Campobasso and Napoli Basketball, has led six-month negotiations for a group of investors and pledged to privatise and redevelop the Stadio Diego Maradona.
Acceptance would let De Laurentiis sell the club for over 50 times his purchase price, adding another American stake in Serie A.

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Underdog Global Partners (UGP) has offered roughly €2 billion to acquire SSC Napoli from owner Aurelio De Laurentiis.
UGP, which already controls Campobasso and Napoli Basketball, has led six-month negotiations for a group of investors and pledged to privatise and redevelop the Stadio Diego Maradona.
Acceptance would let De Laurentiis sell the club for over 50 times his purchase price, adding another American stake in Serie A.