Overview
- Multiple Spanish outlets reported late Tuesday that Lionel Messi has reached a principle agreement to acquire 100% of CD Eldense, with the operation described as advanced but not closed.
- The proposed sale requires a standard financial and legal due diligence review and formal approval from Spain’s Consejo Superior de Deportes before it can be finalized.
- Eldense has already seen immediate management moves after the news, with coach Claudio Barragán dismissed and Josep Ferrando appointed as interim manager.
- Current owners Grupo TH have acknowledged a sale in progress and Juan Carlos Trujillo posted a public farewell, signaling a likely change of control after the group bought the club in 2025.
- The deal would expand Messi’s club portfolio beyond UE Cornellà, Deportivo LSM and Leones FC and could affect Elda’s local economy and club planning depending on the auditor’s findings and the CSD decision.