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Minnesota Vikings finalize Eagan, MN land purchase

By Adam Carlson

Dec 20, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings owners Mark Wilf and Zygi Wilf watch as their team prepares to play the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings win 38-17. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings owners Mark Wilf and Zygi Wilf watch as their team prepares to play the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings win 38-17. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their purchase of a 185-acre site from Delta Air Lines in Eagan, Minnesota for future property development.

It wasn’t that long ago that the Minnesota Vikings were taking a look at a chunk of land in Eagan, Minnesota. The speculation is that the land would be home to the new practice facility for the team.

With Minnesota signing a deal through 2018 to make Mankato their official training camp facility, the time frame is right to allow development and construction of the land.

It was announced yesterday that the land purchase was finalized. The Vikings used Opportunity Partners Fund IV to help them complete the transaction with Delta Air Lines. The financial details of the deal were not released, but the team’s purchase of the land does lead us to believe that it will eventually be used for the football squad in the future.

Sep 14, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (left) greets Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf prior to the game at TCF Bank Stadium. at TCF Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 14, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (left) greets Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf prior to the game at TCF Bank Stadium. at TCF Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

Team owner and chairman Zygi Wilf spoke about the purchase in a statement late Tuesday according to The Dickinson Press:

"“We continue to believe this 185-acre site offers many positive attributes, including space and flexibility, proximity to downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul, as well as to the airport, and an opportunity to transform a vacant piece of property for the benefit of the community and the region.”"

The Minnesota Vikings seem to want to upgrade just about everything to do with the team. For the 2016 NFL season, the Vikings will move into their new home at U.S. Bank Stadium and the surrounding area has also been marked for renovation.

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You can see the Minnesota Vikings this preseason in Mankato, Minnesota and during the 2016 season at the massive U.S. Bank Stadium.

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