The virtual president of the United States, Donald Trump, He is a businessman and politician. In his first role, he is an expert at keeping his eye on good business opportunities. One of them was in Colombia: the purchase of a professional soccer team.
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Nine years ago, when he first aspired to be president of the United States, the real estate magnate analyzed the option of acquiring the Atlético Nacional club. However, the transaction did not prosper.
The now again president of the United States is a fan of American football, but because his youngest son, Barron, is a fan of Arsenal, in the Premier League, soccer is no longer so unknown to him.
Trump made an initial offer of $100 million, along with a partner, Italian millionaire Alessandro Proto.
The offer caught the attention of the managers of the purslane team, even more so when they learned that Proto, also a billionaire, bought a luxurious hotel in Medellín for 88 million dollars.
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The business fell
Everything was going well in the negotiation, but, apparently, a counterproposal from Nacional alienated Trump and Proto. “Atlético Nacional wants 150 million dollars to sell the club. For us, the proposal is unacceptable. Maybe they think we are stupid!” Trump exclaimed.
The virtual president of the United States later sent a communication in which he reiterated that they did not plan to increase the offer and announced that they would evaluate other clubs.
Regretting that the negotiation could not be carried out, Trump and Proto stressed that they had a Very interesting “development plan” for Atlético Nacional.
It is worth remembering that in 2015, Atlético Nacional was champion of the League under the direction of Juan Carlos Osorio.
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