Twelve years on from an look within the Champions League quarter-finals in opposition to Borussia Dortmund, Malaga lastly look like again on the up after a descent into the third tier of Spanish soccer. After successful promotion final summer time by means of the play-offs, Malaga are in a superb place to consolidate themselves in Segunda this 12 months.
It seems they may very well be set for instability within the coming months although, with majority shareholder Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani reportedly trying to promote his 49% stake within the membership. Originally of the week, he tweeted out “They thought nobody would converse. They thought it was buried. It’s not. It begins now. Justice For Malaga.”
They thought nobody would converse.
They thought it was buried.
It’s not.
It begins now.”#JusticeForMalaga— Abdullah N Al Thani (@ANAALThani) March 25, 2025
Shortly afterwards, it was reported that Qatar Sports activities Investments, the corporate headed by Nasser Al-Khelaifi that owns Paris Saint-Germain, have been contemplating a takeover at Malaga. Now Marca say that Fenway Sports activities Group (FSG), the conglomerate headed by John Henry that owns Liverpool, are additionally contemplating investing in Malaga.
As first reported by Marca, FSG are one in every of quite a lot of events, and have been shopping the market to make an funding in a membership with ‘historical past, custom and potential for development.’ They’ve been linked to Bordeaux, not too long ago relegated to the third tier of French soccer, and have additionally checked out different sides in Spain.
The identical outlet say they’ve visited varied golf equipment over the previous 12 months, together with Elche, Levante, Espanyol, Getafe and Actual Valladolid. Malaga have been one of many more moderen instances although, and FSG have been on the membership’s coaching amenities in February to judge the membership’s potential.
It appears Malaga could have no scarcity of suitors in the event that they do finish being bought. Los Boquerones can be determined for a extra steady interval than over the past decade, which was very a lot increase and bust. At instances, it appeared the membership may find yourself in administration.