Politis eyes move for Manchester Roosters in English Super League
The Sydney Roosters have opened conversations with the NRL and multiple Super League clubs about the possibility of buying into a potential NRL run European competition.
Sydney Roosters supremo Nick Politis has held high-level conversations with ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys about the potential of buying into an English club, on the proviso the NRL takes ownership and control of the Super League - or starts a breakaway competition.
Politis, who last year launched the Los Angeles Roosters to help assist the game's push into the United States, has also had conversations with Salford about helping the financially-struggling club.
Politis has a vision of trying to unite the entire Manchester region by rebranding the club and renaming them the Sydney Roosters. Other possibilities being considered is owning a team in London, or potentially even York.
'Nothing will happen unless the NRL is involved,' Politis said. 'We see a lot of potential for the game in England and we want to be part of it if the NRL is on board. We see an opportunity and we will wait to see what happens next.'
The Sydney Roosters boss recently invited York Knights (second division side) owner Clint Goodchild to his chairman's suite for the Roosters' game against Penrith earlier this month.
The news of Politis' interest comes on the back of revelations earlier this month that the NRL has agreed to consider a proposal to buy a 33 per cent stake in the Super League.
That consideration is on the proviso it gets complete administrative control of the struggling competition from 2028 as part of a bid to grow the sport internationally.
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