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Gasparino: Red Sox Owners Quietly Mulling Sale of Team

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    FBN's Charlie Gasparino on the potential sale of the Boston Red Sox.

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-- what we will pick up on all that you're going to be interest and we actually have a big story that just came in sports.

Related I thank you very much Stewart certain yes everyone listen to this breaking news you'll want to hear it.

Of the -- and Red Sox have begun quietly shopping the tame.

And are mulling a potential sale of the storied baseball franchise well that are Charlie Gasparino is the one breaking in this -- Charlie joins us on the telephone now with some details what do you know Charlie.

Well you know full disclosure -- this is now coming from reject it.

And interest K it's going to work but we have thought it but people.

With direct knowledge of the of the situation here's what we know -- red dot management.

These quietly shopping these franchise -- -- -- -- by quietly shopping they have had both internal discussions.

About selling the Boston -- -- it -- to.

At least one person I know about a potential -- a price tag of around one point three billion dollars up just doesn't mean they're gonna do it.

But we do know.

They are quietly shopping and why is it well that that way.

-- -- group which owns the -- red dot depicted the consortium it's run its run by a by several people basically saying this.

It's very hard to all the -- direct -- And lowered the Liverpool soccer teams they also which make a lot of capital.

-- -- John Henry for troubled -- of the deadly group.

Basic also owns a commodity earth we should point out that it commodity -- Right now is not doing very well right so there's a lot of financial pressures helping out and we mapping on the -- out of -- Ben -- -- actually understand is that they are talking to put the potential suitors beat up very early stage discussions.

I want a record I've not seen it's gonna happen right we should also point out that -- direct -- and you'd that it did not -- That they are doing they have publicly denied it.

I believe it probably -- it today.

It'd it'd separate entity radio interview of the book but -- publicly state united artists but I do note that -- Arnold an exit.

A source direct -- -- They ought -- they are talking about it.

They have bought would have potential buyer pockets of the price stick that he'll look at that guy is once we breed billion dollars.

What we you'll do what -- this stated that is it that he's worked about a billion but.

Here's the problem.

Mr.

Henry and that -- -- group.

Right competing financial interest that Liverpool soccer team out idol almost nothing about soccer right but I got briefed on it today it is cheap.

At -- very that it franchise yeah people -- reporter billion dollars acted to -- and Brody didn't tell obviously direct dot.

Our story franchise do we allow this year and Ellie but have a lot of pressure did you -- They -- a lot of players -- basically a vote yes what you're fifty billion dollars worth the dollars that they.

Our coasters despite -- -- -- that in the standards basic financial problems that we do know.

Most of the matter direct knowledge of it secure -- retribution but it's pretty tight for me I bet there are at least talking about potential -- of the -- You -- ask you one question about the why take the Red Sox.

As the senior going to sell here from a business perspective does this kind of interest -- because we're going to be -- -- the United States every would be talking about the all the Red Sox are struggling as you -- they're selling off these players but over -- -- By Henry gets criticized because -- would.

Plus eight is joining the -- to sell its I don't know Amir a mirror image well.

I mean.

I I could only by know shelling -- so -- -- -- thought people on this but logically okay.

You really -- that livable fractured right about it not.

I said about an expert at soccer but is not the big -- player out there -- remember there's two changed.

Right visit out there that's the bigger at the better franchise.

Turkish and Chinese really -- that.

-- sell that little will be which from this baby to operate players.

He -- stadium Bryant created a lot of issues -- Boston argued out of our -- was at the very attractive bridge.

That maybe ultimately -- -- I don't know -- they are denying it but I do know.

They are always get what do we did and the reasons why they're calling it -- or that I mentioned right call will and to be.

And you don't financial that we'll be back commodity earned by the -- posted reported publicly on -- web site that's been.

Hey -- real quick how can you talk about anybody who you'd -- Or who you know could potentially by this team.

-- well.

Gigabyte source -- yeah I had to sell -- somebody.

I believe you know these in the sports business and it may -- already -- foothold in the business.

You know this whole lot of billionaires out there help people like people like -- Like like -- or even -- -- you know our Internet I.

And company did you -- -- big baby or what are.

You know.

-- -- -- A -- -- as you can't Rwanda at about pocket.

Something the authorities variant.

That Charlie's Harry expert Brian I don't -- Obviously can't sort yeah -- we just you got drowned out for a second by sirens whatever was no I I pray god does a huge story thank you very much obviously -- throughout the day but disagreement watched a fox Pitt and -- -- dot com we are hopeful right all.

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