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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam

JAPANESE GROUP OF INVESTORS WANT TO BUY THE SCORPIONS AND INVEST $100 MILLION TO EXPAND TOYOTA FIELD

To clarify, $100M would be the cost (outside of stadium renovations) to move the team from the current NASL to MLS.

There is a buy-in figure to join the league (NYCFC recently paid $100M) and considerable additional operating costs and infrastructure (hiring, etc) that are required to make that move.

As it pertains to the stadium, they are asking the city to buy the stadium and pay for the expansion. The Japanese group would then lease the stadium (hoping for the typical sweetheart deal) in order to operate the MLS-level club.