Overview
- CD Eldense issued an official statement on Thursday confirming Lionel Messi has acquired the club and is now its majority owner, while the transaction remains subject to CSD approval and routine due diligence.
- Messi reached an agreement last month to buy all shares held by Colombian investor Grupo TH Soluciones before the club announced the completed purchase.
- Sporting prospects are fragile: Eldense sit 19th in the 22-team Segunda División after seven matches and are fighting to avoid relegation.
- Spain’s salary‑limit rules constrain how much a club can spend on wages, so Messi’s investment is unlikely to produce an immediate wave of high-cost signings and will have to work within league financial controls.
- The deal follows Messi’s April purchase of UE Cornella and is framed by Eldense as a long-term project to preserve local identity and improve institutional capacity, with the next notable milestones being the CSD licence decision and any announced investment plans.