UPDATE 1-Italy's Esselunga picks Citi to assess possible bids -sources
September 12, 2016 at 16:06 PM EDT
ROME/MILAN, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The 90-year old founder of Italian supermarket chain Esselunga is considering a sale of the group and has picked Citigroup as adviser to assess expressions of interest from private equity funds, two sources close to the matter said on Monday.