Messi officially becomes majority owner of Spanish second-tier club CD Eldense

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Messi[/a], 39, has now ‌become the majority owner of ‌a second club in Spain ‌this year, after the purchase of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cornella/nqWqIAh1/"]UE Cornella[/a] in April.[/p][p]The ‌former Argentina and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] ⁠forward, ‌who currently plays for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Inter Miami[/a], ​last month agreed a deal to acquire ​all the shares of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eldense/8WUSyF3F/"]Eldense[/a] held by a Colombian investment ⁠group, ​the previous majority shareholder.[/p][p][b]"Club Deportivo Eldense officially announces the acquisition of the club by Leo ‌Messi, marking the start of a new and exciting chapter in the club’s history, which spans more than a hundred years,"[/b] Eldense, who were established in 1921, wrote on the club's ‌website.[/p][p]Eldense will hope that the ​deal will give them ‌a lift as they sit 19th in the Segunda Division with four losses in seven matches, fighting to ⁠avoid ⁠relegation.[/p][embed guid="7c39bf1a-9a3a-4e13-b517-81349049bb5d" url="https://x.com/CD_Eldense/status/2105700576860266713" social-type="twitter" /]