© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the German Football League (DFL) is pictured in Video Assist Centre in Cologne, Germany, August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
(Reuters) – U.S. investor Sixth Street is among the firms preparing a bid for a part of the media and commercial rights to Germany’s football league, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The sale of a minority stake in the Bundesliga rights could be valued up to 18 billion euros ($19.43 billion), according to the report.
Sixth Street and the Bundesliga did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
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