The Chinese boss is about to withdraw from La Liga! 270 million bought, 630 million sold, the Americans took over
In the 2022-23 La Second Division, Granada won the title and rushed to La Liga. Granada, a new team in La Liga, is about to change owners. On June 29, Ace, Relevo and other media confirmed that the sale of Granada has entered a decisive stage, and the next owner of the La Liga club will be an American company.
Jiang Lizhang
Granada is a Chinese-owned club. In the summer of 2016, Jiang Lizhang's double-edged sword bought Granada for 37 million euros (equivalent to 270 million yuan at the time), and Jiang Lizhang became the chairman of Granada Club. However, in September 2020, Yi Rentao became the president of Granada Club; Then last July, Ms. Sophia Yang assumed the chairmanship of Granada.
Spanish media outlet Relevo has revealed that Granada's sports plans have "stopped" and that controlling party Contemporary Ming Cheng (DDMC) is ready to sell the club. Although the sale of Granada is not yet 100% finished, it is very close to completion.
Yi Rentao
Mountain Star Sports Group (MSSG) from the United States, always looking for excellent football assets. Granada's promotion to La Liga is an opportunity for the Chinese boss to "cash out at a high level". The newspaper "As" pointed out that the two sides have been negotiating for 4-5 months, and the framework is basically finalized.
The outside world is curious, what will be the price of Contemporary Mingcheng selling the Granada Club to American companies? "As" pointed out that it is about 80 million euros (equivalent to 630 million yuan); Granada's local media IDEAL revealed that the transfer price is about 85 million euros. No matter which number, Contemporary Mingcheng sells without loss.
There are also some details that the outside world does not know. For example, Granada's debt, who will pay it? Relevo pointed out that the Granada club's debt is between 15 million and 40 million euros. For a small and medium-sized club like Granada, it is also a huge amount of money.
Yang Juan, President of Granada Club
The newspaper Ace pointed out that Granada's coaching staff and players want the transfer to be completed quickly so that the whole team can focus on preparing for the 2023-24 La Liga season. Chinese capital, which once caused a sensation, will also fade out of La Liga en masse - Wang Jianlin's Wanda withdrew from Atletico early, Chen Yansheng's Spaniard was relegated, and the contemporary Granada was about to complete the transfer...