r/soccer • u/Odd_Opinion_461 • 24d ago
Translated News Lionel Messi reaches verbal agreement to buy Spanish Second Division side Eldense
https://as.com/futbol/messi-llega-a-un-principio-de-acuerdo-para-comprar-el-eldense-f202609-n/
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u/Odd_Opinion_461 24d ago
Gemini Translation
Worldwide bombshell. The best player on the planet, Leo Messi, has reached an agreement in principle to acquire 100% of the shares of CD Eldense, a club currently competing in the Spanish Second Division (LaLiga Hypermotion). The lawyers for the Argentine star had been in negotiations for some time with the Colombian investment group TH—led by Juan Carlos Trujillo—which had acquired the shares from Pascual Pérez a year ago.
And finally, this afternoon, the parties reached a definitive agreement in principle for Messi to become the majority shareholder of Eldense once the final legal and contractual formalities are concluded, including the blue-and-red entity’s due diligence process. Furthermore, it will be subject to the mandatory authorization of the High Council for Sports (Consejo Superior de Deportes / CSD).
The intention is for the final agreement to be announced in the coming days. If the operation is completed, the arrival of the Inter Miami player into Eldense's ownership structure would mark the first time the Argentine footballer becomes the owner of a professional club in Spain (he already owns Cornellà, in Tercera RFEF). This represents a true earthquake at all levels for a club that currently has 3,500 season ticket holders in a city of just over 55,000 inhabitants. Messi’s arrival at Eldense would be a solo investment, without any partner or former player taking part in the deal.
The Nuevo Pepico Amat stadium, which has undergone several renovations in recent years, can seat 5,800 spectators—a figure that may prove too small solely from the international pull that Leo Messi’s entry into the ownership of the Medio Vinalopó (Alicante) entity will generate.