Messi becomes majority owner of Spanish club Eldense

Lionel Messi has reached an agreement to become the majority shareholder in Spanish second-division side Eldense. Pic: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.

Lionel Messi has completed the acquisition of Spanish second-tier side CD ​Eldense pending regulatory approval, the club ‌announced on Thursday.

Messi, 39, has now become the majority owner of a second club ​in Spain this year, after ​the purchase of UE Cornella in ⁠April.