Messi Agrees Deal to Buy Spanish Second-Tier Side Eldense
The deal would add to Messi’s football holdings and remains subject to approval by Spain’s High Council for Sports, reports said.
- On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, reports indicated Lionel Messi agreed in principle to acquire the majority stake in Spanish second-tier club CD Eldense from Soluciones Group S.A.S., subject to approval by Spain's High Council for Sports .
- A Colombian investment group, which assumed control of the club in October 2025, plans to transfer its entire stake to Messi, marking the latest shift in the club's recent ownership history.
- Based in the Alicante town of Elda with about 55,000 residents, the club sacked manager Claudio Barragan on Sunday after earning just two points from four matches, leaving them third from bottom.
- Messi continues to grow his ownership interests, having acquired fifth-tier side Cornella on April 16, 2026, and is also set to receive a stake in Major League Soccer club Inter Miami post-retirement.
- Despite a history in lower divisions, the club has reached the second tier in three of the past four seasons, with future success now dependent on the pending regulatory approval process.
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Messi Can Buy Eldense but LaLiga's Salary Cap Limits Big-Money Signings
Lionel Messi plans to acquire CD Eldense, subject to due diligence and regulatory approval. Despite ownership, LaLiga's financial rules will limit spending, but Messi's influence could boost revenue.
One of the best footballers of all time, Lionel Messi, should become the majority owner of second division Eldense, that Spanish club announced.
Lionel Messi is about to become the majority shareholder of the second division club Eldense, the Spanish club reported on Wednesday.
The bomb jumped on the night of last Monday. Rumors of the sale of the Eldense CD to Leo Messi that were circulating in Elda and, above all, the national football scene exploded when the mayor of the town – Alicante city of 55,000 inhabitants with a football team newly promoted to the Hypermotion League – confirmed a secret shouted by all: “This very night we have been confirmed that there is already a principle of agreement for the change of ow…
The Argentinean near the acquisition of the Valencian club of Serie B based in Elda, after he had done it with the Cornellà in April. After the acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo of 25% of the Almeria, the derby between the two champions moves behind the desks
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