Messi assembles new Eldense management team

Messi is assembling a new executive team for Eldense, the Spanish club he recently acquired, pending regulatory approval from Spain's sports authority.

Leo Messi is building a new management structure at Eldense, the Spanish club he has become owner of pending validation by Spain's sports authority (CSD). According to reports, Pablo García Montañés and Alfonso Nebot are being considered as key executives to run the club. García Montañés has worked at Bankinter, Deloitte, and most recently at UE Cornellà, another club acquired by Messi in April. Nebot is a longtime Messi confidant, serving as director of the Leo Messi Family Office since 2009 and managing his financial affairs. Eldense manager Javier Calleja confirmed the technical staff and squad are in regular contact with the new management.