Turkish Businessman Offers 100 Million Euro To Buy German Soccer Club

BERLIN (AA) - Turkish businessman Sadettin Saran offered 100 million euro to buy BV Borussia Dortmund, one of soccer clubs in German Super League (Bundesliga).
     German Bild newspaper wrote on Friday that Saran held talks with officials of the club during the European Champions League final in Istanbul last week.
     In an interview with the newspaper, Saran said that he aimed to bring the club back to its deserved place in the Super League.
     BV Borussia Dortmund Soccer Club Chairman Reinhard Raubal said that they would assess duly the offer, and make public their decision next week.
     The club's debt reached 78.2 million euro recently.
     Saran, which hold shares of the club worth of 5 million euro, has been dealing with sales of textiles, real estate, weapon systems and helicopters in Germany.
     (UK-ULG)
2005-06-03