The reported asking price for the Washington Commanders is set to $6 billion – and the group involving the Magic Johnson is willing to match it.
– had recently joined an investment group looking to buy the Washington Commanders from embattled owner Daniel Snyder.
On Tuesday, a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter revealed the asking price for the Commanders is set to $6 billion – and the group involving the Laker legend is willing to match it. The group submitted what Schefter said is a "fully-financed bid." The group doesn't appear to be the runaway favorites in the bidding war. According to Schefter, Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos put his name in the hat – also submitting a $6 billion offer to buy the controversial NFL team.If the sale goes through between either the group including Johnson or Apostolopoulos, it would mark the most expensive sale of an NFL team, breaking the current record of $4.65 billion, which was the price tag of the Denver Broncos.
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