VIKINGS UPDATE: CITICORP BECOMES CLANCY'S PRIMARY LENDER

          Tom Clancy's prospective Vikings ownership group "has
     selected Citicorp USA Inc. as its primary lender in the
     purchase of the team," according to group spokesperson Marc
     Ganis and reported by Don Banks of the Minneapolis STAR
     TRIBUNE.  In addition, Citicorp has invited two local banks
     -- Norwest Corp. and U.S. Bancorp -- to join its bank
     syndicate in minority roles.  Ganis would not disclose the
     amount of financing needed by Clancy's group.  But "to
     offset recent concerns from the NFL that Clancy might not be
     able to afford" the Vikings' $200M price tag, Ganis
     "reiterated that preliminary reviews by league attorneys
     have shown the group's financing is within the NFL's newly
     raised" $75M debt ceiling (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 4/25). 
     In St. Paul, Bob Sansevere reported that Citicorp's
     contribution "is believed to be between" $100-120M (ST. PAUL
     PIONEER PRESS, 4/25).  Sansevere: "Citibank's involvement in
     Clancy's purchase would seem to lay to rest the rumor Clancy
     is having trouble financing the team" (PIONEER PRESS, 4/26).