Messi confirmed as new owner of Spanish club CD Eldense

Lionel Messi has been confirmed as the new owner of Spanish professional football club CD Eldense, the club said in a statement published on Thursday. The acquisition marks the Argentine’s second known ownership venture involving a Spanish club. Eldense said Messi had completed the transaction and would oversee what it described as the next phase in the institution’s development.

The club said the change began a long-term project focused on its sporting, institutional and social growth. “CD Eldense officially announces the acquisition of the club by Leo Messi,” the club said, describing the move as the start of a new chapter in its more than 100-year history. Eldense was founded in 1921.

The club said it intended to strengthen its position in professional football while preserving its history and blue-and-red identity. It also said Messi’s arrival represented an opportunity to develop the organisation beyond its sporting activities. The transaction is not yet fully completed from a regulatory perspective.

Eldense said it remains subject to the required authorisation from Spain’s National Sports Council, or CSD, under the terms of the Sports Law. Messi, a former Barcelona and Argentina captain, previously became an owner of UE Cornellà. His acquisition of Eldense therefore adds another Spanish club to his football investment activities.

The move is expected by the club to increase international attention around Eldense as it works on its sporting and commercial ambitions. The announcement did not provide financial details of the acquisition or identify specific projects, targets or changes to the club’s existing management.