LOS ANGELES — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has agreed to purchase a limited share of the Chargers, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
Gores has an agreement in place to purchase 27% of the franchise, which includes the 24% owned by Dea Spanos Berberian and 1% owned by the three other Spanos siblings, Dan, Michael and Alexis Spanos Ruhl. The deal will need final approval from NFL owners and a source told ESPN it is expected to be on the agenda at the NFL league meetings in Atlanta next month.
The siblings each agreed to sell 1% for estate planning purposes, according to a source. The NFL and the Chargers declined to comment.
Sports Business Journal first reported the deal earlier Friday.