Lionel Messi has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire 100% of CD Eldense, a club competing in Spain’s Segunda División, the country’s second tier of professional football. The purchase would come from Colombian investment group TH Soluciones Group S.A.S., which took ownership in October 2025. Messi already owns fifth-tier Spanish side UE Cornellà, acquired in April 2026, while Eldense would give him control of a professional club founded in 1921. Eldense plays at the 5,776-seat Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat and has roughly 3,500 season-ticket holders. The club recently returned to Segunda División but has also dismissed its manager after a run of poor results. Messi would be the sole investor and owner, with no former Barcelona teammates involved. The deal remains subject to ongoing due diligence and regulatory approval from Spain’s High Council for Sports, or CSD.