Overview
- Multiple Spanish outlets reported Tuesday that Lionel Messi has reached a preliminary deal to acquire 100% of CD Eldense from the group led by Juan Carlos Trujillo.
- The reports say the proposal is structured without third‑party investors and would leave Messi as the club’s sole shareholder if completed.
- The transaction is not finalized and must clear remaining legal and contractual steps plus formal authorization from the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD).
- CD Eldense is a small club based in Elda, Alicante, founded in 1921 that returned to Spain’s Segunda División in 2025–26 and sits near the bottom of the league early in the 2026–27 season.
- The move follows Messi’s April 2026 purchase of UE Cornellà and fits a wider pattern of investments that could shape his post‑playing legacy and boost local youth development and the club’s finances if approved.