{"id":342117,"date":"2026-09-09T19:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/342117\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T19:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:54:17","slug":"lionel-messi-becomes-shareholder-at-spanish-second-division-club-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/342117\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi becomes shareholder at Spanish second-division club \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lionel Messi<\/a>\u00a0is set to become the majority shareholder of Spanish second-division club Eldense.<\/p>\n

Eldense, based near the port city of Alicante in south-east Spain, confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner had reached a preliminary agreement with the club’s owners.<\/p>\n

The deal will see him buy the shares held by Grupo TH Soluciones, subject to the completion of the remaining legal and contractual procedures.<\/p>\n

The club did not provide financial details and did not say when the deal would be completed.<\/p>\n

Eldense will become the\u00a0second Spanish club<\/a>\u00a0the Argentina star has invested in. Earlier this year, he became the owner of a fifth-division side, Barcelona-based UE Cornella.<\/p>\n

Eldense fired coach Claudio Barragan on Sunday after claiming just two points from four league matches this season.<\/p>\n

Messi has built a strong bond with Spain. He arrived at Barcelona at age 13, when he and his family came to the country to try his luck at the club’s youth academy.<\/p>\n

He was the best player of his generation during two decades at Barcelona, where he won multiple titles before leaving in 2021.<\/p>\n

Eldense has historical ties with Barcelona. It was founded by a group of supporters of the Catalan club in September 1921, hence its blue and red colors.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old Messi was named this week on the shortlist for another Ballon d’Or award after guiding Argentina to a runner-up finish at the World Cup and winning the MLS Cup with Inter Miami.<\/p>\n

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