Overview
- Eldense said on Thursday that Lionel Messi has become the club's majority owner but that the purchase is conditional on formal authorization by the Consejo Superior de Deportes under Spain's Sports Law.
- The club framed the deal as a long‑term project to strengthen its sporting structure, institutional capacity and local social programs and said the investment will support efforts to stabilize and grow the team.
- Messi already owns UD Cornellà, a fifth‑division Spanish club he bought in April 2026, and co‑founded the Uruguayan club LSM with Luis Suárez in 2025, reflecting an emerging multi‑club approach across levels and countries.
- Eldense, founded in 1921, began the season near the bottom of Spain's second division and views the new ownership as a way to improve recruitment, training and facilities to fight relegation and aim for promotion.
- Spanish regulator approval typically involves a review of financial control and governance under the Sports Law, a step that will determine when Messi's investment becomes legally final and how quickly the club can begin planned changes.