In a glaring departure from the company’s past history with its properties, Red Bull is suddenly open to the idea of selling the naming rights to Red Bull Arena. But sources insist it’s just about maximizing one asset, not getting rid of another, and ownership has no intention of selling the team.

“We are exploring stadium naming rights opportunities to maximize revenue for the long-term success of the organization,’’ New York Red Bulls general manager Marc de Grandpre said in a statement on Wednesday.

That echoed what sporting director Ali Curtis had told The Post on Tuesday night.

“(We’re) not actively looking, but if the ‘right’ opportunity came along, we would consider it in a much different way than in years past,’’ Curtis told the Post.

The Sports Business Journal first reported the team had begun exploring a 10-year naming rights deal, at an annual price tag that would reach into seven figures.

For perspective, the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy followed up a 10-year, $70 million naming rights deal with Home Depot with its current six-year deal with StubHub that brings in $10 million annually. The Chicago Fire make $7.5 million annually from their 10-year contract with Toyota.

For an organization that has spent the past year putting its books in order – slashing payroll from over $10 million to $4 million in the wake of the departures of Thierry Henry and Tim Cahill, then signing a sponsorship with Audi – it seems like a logical move.

But it should be noted it goes against Red Bull’s corporate history. The company has at times spent 30 percent of its profit on advertising, and its sports teams are essentially ads themselves. Their European clubs in Salzberg and Leipzig play in their own Red Bull Arenas, breathing new life into the annual rumors of ownership wanting to divest in New York.

Even MLS commissioner Don Garber fed the beast a little, telling Sport360 there was interest from the Persian Gulf region in buying the Red Bulls. After Abu Dhabi-backed Premier League side Manchester City teamed up with the Yankees to buy expansion side New York City FC for $100 million, Garber spoke with officials from the Qatar Stars League last month at the Soccerex Global Convention.

“The Qatar group has been looking at MLS, as they have been looking at America as a sports perspective for many years,’’ Garber said. “But right now we are very focused on our relationship with Abu Dhabi and Man City.”

Still, sources insist any talk of an imminent sale is just a case of confirmation bias from a segment of fans who want Red Bull gone. Curtis said owner Dietrich Mateschitz – a 71-year-old Austrian worth $12.9 billion, according to a Forbes estimate – hasn’t gone cheap or lost interest, and is as committed as ever to keeping the team and buying players to build it up.

“I’ve got a club and ownership group that’s willing to support us in those decisions,’’ Curtis said. “If it’s a Designated Player and we need to go out and spend, but it makes sense for who we are and what we do, our ownership group has shown they support that.’’

NYCFC coach Jason Kreis is on the hot seat, according to Sports Illustrated. Multiple sources close to both NYCFC and Man City say Kreis could be fired, and SI adds – while nothing is finalized – indications are Man City elite development squad manager Patrick Vieira could get the job.

A source in MLS said Vieira isn’t close to being hired and denied a Kreis firing being imminent.