[p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/estrela-da-amadora/hrYABE5k/"]Estrela da Amadora[/a] hereby informs that the acquisition of a majority stake of 90% of the SAD's share capital by an international consortium led by ADvantage and LEAD, with the support of the KI Group, has been completed,"[/b] the club said in a statement on Tuesday.[/p][p]"The new shareholder structure brings together investors with experience in sports, investment, and technology, as well as a group of strategic investors connected to international football, including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lemar-thomas/jX8PENMO/"]Thomas Muller[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hummels-mats/2c4AueOM/"]Mats Hummels[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sommer-yann/4zA5n1UG/"]Yann Sommer[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hernandez-lucas/x2fvnkud/"]Lucas Hernandez[/a]."[/p][embed guid="2060fdb0-fcef-40d6-a003-9e14cf33dc56" url="https://x.com/MichalRezabek28/status/2092181120242663798" social-type="twitter" /][p]Portuguese newspaper A Bola said the group paid €40 million ($46.65 million) for the stake in the top-flight side.[/p][p]Estrela were founded in 2020, nine years after the dissolution of their similarly named predecessor due to financial issues.[/p][p]They finished 15th in the Primeira Liga last season.[/p][p]While Hummels retired last year, 36-year-old Mueller plays for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vancouver-whitecaps/K2dlua5N/"]Vancouver Whitecaps[/a] in Major League Soccer. Hernandez plays for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] while Swiss goalkeeper Sommer plies his trade with Belgian side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/club-brugge/rgTHIK74/"]Club Brugge[/a].[/p][p]Mueller and Hummels were part of the German squad which won the World Cup in 2014, while defender Hernandez helped France to victory four years later in Russia.[/p]
Former Bayern Munich stars part of investment group buying majority stake in Estrela
A quartet of former Bayern Munich players including German World Cup winners Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels are part of an investment group which has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Estrela da Amadora, the Portuguese club said.
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