Mexico’s Groupo Orlegi takes control of Spanish second tier’s Sporting Gijon
June 29 – Mexican consortium Grupo Orlegi has expanded its portfolio of football clubs following the acquisition of the Spanish second-division club Sporting Gijon.
Finance
Barca to sell off 10% of media rights for €200m
June 28 – Barcelona are reportedly on the verge of signing a €200 million sell off of 10% of their TV rights to US investment firm Sixth Street.
Derby County saga closing with property developer Clowes promising a rebuild
June 27 – Just weeks after American businessman Chris Kirchner pulled out of a deal to buy the club, local property developer David Clowes has had his bid to purchase former English champions Derby County accepted, bringing to an end months of uncertainty and turmoil.
Haaland for €60m, Palermo for €13m. City Football Group love a deal
June 27 – With the ink barely dry on Erling Haaland’s €60 million switch to Manchester City, the club’s owners are on the brink of snapping up former Serie A club Palermo for what could prove to be a bargain €13 million.
US investor Textor closes in on majority control of Ligue 1’s Lyon
June 21 – John Textor and Eagle Football Holdings is on the verge of acquiring a majority stake in French top club Olympique Lyon. The American already has stakes in Brazil’s Botafogo, Belgium’s RWD Molenbeek and England’s Crystal Palace.
Pandemic era losses surge over £1.7 billion for Premier League clubs
By David Owen
June 20 – A second covid-affected season has produced a second-consecutive financial year spattered with red ink for clubs competing in England’s Premier League, the world’s richest national club football competition.
Derby County’s US buyer pulls out putting club precariously back on the sales block
June 14 – Having just been demoted to the third tier of English football for the first time in 37 years, former two-time English champions Derby County have now discovered that American businessman Chris Kirchner has pulled out of a bid to buy the club.
Moshiri tells Everton fans he is committed to the club and a fully financed new stadium
June 9 – Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has reiterated his commitment to the club and the building of its new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock.
Mbappe, Man City and Premier League dominate ranking world’s most valuable players
June 7 – Kylian Mbappe has returned to the top of a ranking of the world’s most valuable players by transfer value with a price tag of £206 million.
RedBird Capital take control of AC Milan from Elliott Management for €1.2bn
June 1 – Italian Serie A champions will have a new owner next season after US investors Elliott Management agreed to sell to fellow US investment group RedBird Capital in a €1.2 billion deal.
Down and out Mouscron files for bankruptcy
June 1 – Mouscron has filed for bankruptcy, bringing to an end last-minute rescue attempts by the club and the city to find a new investor.
Huddersfield and Nottingham Forest vie for £170m+ riches of world’s most valuable match
May 27 – Forget the Champions League final, the most valuable fixture in world football will be played on Sunday between Huddersfield and Nottingham Forest at Wembley.
Was Chelsea a £4.25bn rip off? Real Madrid top ranking by club value, ahead of Man Utd and Barca
By Paul Nicholson
May 26 – Chelsea may have been the biggest deal ever done for the sale of a football club, but the club isn’t the most valuable in Europe, Real Madrid are, according to the latest football club valuation report by Football Benchmark.
Matt Scott: An explosion of truth could blow everything up at Chelsea
“Quand on enferme la vérité sous terre, elle s’y amasse, elle y prend une force telle d’explosion, que, le jour où elle éclate, elle fait tout sauter avec elle.” Émile Zola, J’accuse
Abramovich failure to give legal guarantees raises new questions over Chelsea sale
By Andrew Warshaw and Paul Nicholson
May 17 – The much-publicised £4.25 billion sale of Chelsea to a US-led consortium is reported to be at risk of collapsing because of a dispute between the UK government and owner Roman Abramovich over where the funds might end up.