US EditionGroup that Owns Burnley in England Also Taking over Spanish Club Espanyol
CATALONIA, SPAIN, JUL 14 – The strategic alliance will maintain independent operations while linking Espanyol and Burnley under one investment group, with former NFL player J.J. Watt involved, club said.
- On July 14, 2025, the English investment group Velocity Sport Limited, which includes American investors, finalized an agreement to acquire the Spanish LaLiga club Espanyol based in Barcelona.
- The agreement follows a strategic alliance with Espanyol's prior owners, the Chinese Rastar Group, which has controlled the club since 2015.
- Espanyol will become the second club under Velocity Sport Limited after English Premier League side Burnley, with both clubs operating independently but under the same investment group.
- Espanyol clarified that while Rastar will maintain its connection to the club, its ownership shares will be integrated into a newly formed investment group that holds interests in both Espanyol and Burnley, with financial terms remaining undisclosed.
- The integration aims to strengthen Espanyol's economic and sporting structure while maintaining its independence, suggesting expanded cross-league investment interests.
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The Anglo-Saxon group Velocity Sport executes the payment to become the majority partner of the club. Rasar Group remains provisionally in the shareholding
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