Eldense owner dreams of seeing the club with Messi “in La Liga or the Champions League”

The potential arrival of Lionel Messi as owner of Eldense continues to generate headlines. Juan Carlos Trujillo, the Colombian businessman who still controls the Spanish club while the sale to the Argentine star is completed, has made an ambitious case for the team’s appeal: its “extraordinary energy” allows him to imagine Eldense playing in La Liga or the Champions League within a few years.

• Juan Carlos Trujillo says Eldense has “extraordinary energy” and that its people love the team.
• The current owner dreams of seeing the Alicante club in La Liga or the Champions League.
• The message comes after a preliminary agreement with Lionel Messi for the sale of the club.
• A lawsuit from a former president against Trujillo’s wife adds tension to the deal.

Why Eldense is attractive to Messi according to its current owner

Juan Carlos Trujillo addressed Eldense fans on social media to explain why, in his view, the club is an appealing option for a global figure like Messi. He began by answering a question that, he said, he is asked often: why Eldense.

I get asked a lot why Eldense. Simple: it is the best club, it has extraordinary energy and the people love their team.

For Trujillo, that combination explains the interest the club has generated. He added a reflection on the impact that sporting success would have on the city.

When you mix all that, the result is one: the success of a city. Imagine them in La Liga or the Champions League. How beautiful.

A newly announced deal with Messi and a future still to be defined

The businessman’s words came two days after a preliminary agreement with Lionel Messi for the sale of Eldense was confirmed. The operation still has to be finalized, so Trujillo remains the current owner of the club’s sports corporation, the Nuevo Pepico Amat stadium and the first team’s sporting project.

The potential link between the World Cup winner with Argentina and Spanish football as an investor or owner marks a significant moment for the Segunda División, the competition in which Eldense currently plays. Messi’s interest in European clubs has appeared in other reports before, but a possible move into Spanish football would give the operation a different dimension.

What Eldense could gain if Messi joins the project

Eldense, a centenary club and the oldest in the province of Alicante, is going through a period of rapid growth. Founded in 1921, the team spent much of its history in modest Spanish divisions and has climbed quickly in recent seasons to establish itself in professional football. The club believes that Messi’s likely arrival as owner is based on that growth potential.

Sporting stability is matched by a fanbase that has reconnected with the team. The combination of local roots, a city devoted to its club and room for expansion is, in the current owner’s view, the foundation that would make it possible to target bigger goals in the future.

Pascual Pérez lawsuit and the request to seize club shares

Trujillo’s optimistic message arrives in an uncomfortable legal context. Only a few hours earlier, former Eldense president Pascual Pérez filed a lawsuit against Carolina Holguín, the club’s current president and Juan Carlos Trujillo’s wife. The former executive claims that a loan has not been repaid.

He is also requesting the seizure of the club’s shares as a preventive measure. A request of that scale, if granted, could interfere with the sale to Messi or put pressure on the ownership structure in the coming weeks.

Juan Carlos Trujillo’s full message to the fans

The Colombian businessman used a warm and ambitious tone in his post. He first praised the affection of the fans and the identity of the club, then painted a sporting horizon that seems distant today but is presented as a legitimate goal for a club on the rise.

The idea of seeing Eldense in Spain’s top flight or in continental competitions has been welcomed with enthusiasm by part of the fanbase. Others prefer to remain cautious until the sale is completed and the real scope of Messi’s involvement becomes clear.