Several club owners have expressed interest in taking stakes in teams in the new league, but they’ve also raised concerns about some of the proposed terms and noted a lack of detailed information before being asked to submit bids, per the same report.<\/p>\n
Many football-club owners are particularly concerned about the NBA’s proposal to take just under half of the league’s income, compared with UEFA, which takes only about 2.5% of net revenue in Europe’s most lucrative football competitions.<\/p>\n
Joe Vardon of The Athletic<\/a> earlier reported that multiple bidders have proposed investments of at least $1 billion, while several others met or exceeded the league’s expected $500 million entry range.<\/p>\n Sources told The Athletic that there was “serious” interest from more than 120 prospective investors.<\/p>\n Among the football-related investors, Qatar Sports Investments, which owns soccer giant Paris Saint-Germain, and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital, owners of AC Milan, submitted bids for new teams in Paris and Milan.<\/p>\n Discussions have also taken place with the Middle Eastern backers of Manchester City.<\/p>\n European football clubs, including Real Madrid and FC Bayern Munich, already have basketball teams competing in the EuroLeague.<\/p>\n The NBA is currently working with FIBA on the project, and the EuroLeague could also be involved.<\/p>\n EuroLeague CEO Chus Bueno told The Athletic<\/a> that he is “set to talk to a high-ranking NBA executive later this week to start discussions on how the two leagues might work together going forward,” amid the NBA’s push to launch a league in Europe.<\/p>\n Per Bloomberg, the economics of the proposed league would split revenue 45-45 between the NBA and participating club owners, with FIBA taking 5%, leaving the final 5% potentially for future partners.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you for reading us! We have even more content for you.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bn-plus.png\")
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