Tyson's cannabis company open to bidding for Camp Nou naming rights

Barca have put the rights for their iconic stadium up for sale and the boxing icon had, at first, erroneously been linked with an interest Tyson Ranch CEO Rob Hickman, the man who coordinates the cannabis farm owned by former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, has left the door open for the company to buy the naming rights for Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium.

Barcelona announced this week that they will sell the naming rights to Camp Nou for the 2020-21 campaign and donate the proceeds to help in the fight against coronavirus.

Many big companies are expected to line up with a bid to have their name associated with the iconic stadium and prestigious club. Quotes from billionaire investor Alki David have recently been in circulation, with the founder of 'Swissx' - a CBD company based in Gstaad, Switzerland - having incorrectly been referred to as the business partner of Tyson as he announced his interest in Barca's iconic stadium.

But while David is not in fact a partner of the ex-boxer, Hickman did admit that after discussing the erroneous story the execs at Tyson Ranch weren't completely off the idea of bidding on the stadium properly, without David involved.

“We know Alki David but we are not in business,” Hickman told Goal. “That being said, we would definitely be interested in bidding for the potential deal with the stadium.