Sina US Stock News reported on the 25th, Beijing time. According to the US “Wall Street Journal” quoting anonymous people familiar with the matter, SoftBank contacted Uber to negotiate the acquisition of the latter's multi-billion dollar shares. SoftBank's negotiations to buy Uber are preliminary and one-sided; any potential deal may be put on hold until Uber hires a new CEO, which is not expected to happen within a few weeks.

The Wall Street Journal said an Uber spokesperson would not comment; SoftBank did not immediately respond to requests for its comments.