The Rowdies, who are owned by the Rays, would be part of the purchase by Patrick Zalupski, who is considering a stadium site pitched to the baseball team in 2018 but now targeted for women' soccer.

The BriefSources say Stu Sternberg has a deal in principle to sell the team to Patrick Zalupski for $1.7 billion.Hillsborough officials might only have one chance to cut a deal to find financing and land for a stadium.

A Jacksonville group led by billionaire Patrick Zalupski have agreed to buy the Rays for an estimated price of $1.7 billion, according to The Athletic. The deal is expected to be finalized by September after negotiations took place over the past weeks. The Rays' principal owner, Stu Sternberg, bought the franchise in 2004 for $200 million.