Lionel Messi Poised To Expand Soccer Empire With Surprise New Club
The striker is reportedly close to completing a deal to buy Spanish second-tier club CD Eldense.
Lionel Messi is reportedly close to purchasing Spanish second-tier club CD Eldense, expanding his expanding soccer empire, according to multiple Spanish reports. Messi has given his approval of a deal to acquire all shares currently owned by majority owner TH Soluciones Group S.A.S., with an official announcement expected soon. Colombian investment firm TH Soluciones, which took control of Eldense in October 2025, would then transfer its full stake to Messi.
The transaction still requires approval from Spain's High Council for Sports. Meanwhile, Messi recently retired from international play with Argentina and has acquired a stake in both Spanish fifth-tier side UE Cornella and U.S. Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Eldense, based in Elda, a town of about 55,000 inhabitants in eastern Spain's Alicante province, has spent most of its history in lower divisions but has played in the second tier for three of the past four seasons.
The club sacked manager Claudio Barragan on Sunday after scoring only two points from its first four league matches, leaving them in third from the bottom of the table.
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