Monte dei Paschi di Siena MIL:BMPS chief Luigi Lovaglio is considering selling a 7.4-billion-euro ($8.64 billion) stake in Generali MIL:G to help fund an acquisition of Banco BPM MIL:BAMI, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
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