Who is Roma owner Dan Friedkin? Hollywood billionaire has ties to Scorsese, DiCaprio

AS Roma are one of tritional heavyweights in Serie A and club has ushered into a new era after a change in ownership at start of 2020/21 season. American businessman and film director Dan Friedkin took over club after agreeing to pay $591 million to previous owner James Pallotta. One of Friedkin's first decisions in club ownership came on Tuesday when Giallorossi signed Jose Mourinho as new manager starting from next season. Here's a look at who is Roma owner Dan Friedkin, his net worth and Jose Mourinho Roma contact. 

Who is Dan Friedkin? Dan Friedkin net worth 

According to Forbes, Roma owner Dan Friedkin has an astonishing net worth of $4.1 billion. Friedkin owns Gulf States Toyota, which sold $9.4 billion worth of Toyotas in 2019 and has exclusive rights to distribute Toyota vehicles in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma. He is also an investor in luxury hospitality management firm Auberge Resorts, which has properties in Aspen and Cabo San Lucas. He is also co-founder and principal at Imperative Entertainment and me his first forays into industry in 2014. 

Friedkin's company produced critically-acclaimed 2017 film Square, which won prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. production has also worked on films such as Ridley Scott thriller All Money in World and Clint Eastwood's Mule, while also distributing Acemy Award-winning South Korean film Parasite. 

Currently, Friedkin is working with legendary movie director Martin Scorsese on Killers of Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. He was also director of 2019 film  Last Vermeer, which premiered at Telluride Film Festival in August 2019. Friedkin is a skilled pilot and is one of only 10 pilots qualified to fly in formation with US Air Force single‐ship demonstration teams and was Tom Hardy's stunt double - flying a Spitfire in  Oscar-winning Christopher Nolan movie Dunkirk. 

Richest club in Italian Serie A 

As per transfermarkt, Roma are fifth richest club in Italian Serie A, with a value of $425.54 million. Juventus top list with value of $745.91m, with Inter Miland and Napoli, coming second and third with a value of $680.13m and $586.30m respectively. AC Milan are ahe of Roma in list at fourth, valued at $559.68m, just behind Napoli. 

Jose Mourinho AS Roma contract 

Jose Mourinho has been appointed Roma he coach on a three-year deal set to begin at start of next season. Portuguese boss was recently sacked by Tottenham just 17 months into job and was offered a three-year deal by Serie A giants. It will mark Mourinho's second spell in Serie A after he spent two seasons with Inter Milan before leaving to join Real Mrid in 2010. three-year deal wills see him bag a total of $46m net, with Portuguese set to earn a furr $18million from remainder of his contract at Tottenham. 

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