Multiple sources have told Mark J. Burns and Chris Smith of Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal that Orlando City SC owner Flávio Augusto da Silva is nearing the final stages of a sale to an unknown buyer, who is believed to be based in North America. The report did not state whether other assets such as the Orlando Pride, OCB, or Exploria Stadium would be part of the deal.
Da Silva paid a $70 million expansion fee to bring Orlando City to Major League Soccer in 2015. Prior to that, the team had been a USL franchise owned by club co-founder Phil Rawlins.