A arte e a ciência de comprar um clube de futebol

There’s an old story that says it’s relatively easy to earn £1 million by owning a football club. All you need to do is first invest £2 million.

According to Forbes’ 2022 study on the world’s most valuable football clubs, the Spanish champions have regained first place with a valuation of $5.1 billion (£4 billion). This is 7% more than last year and puts “Los Blancos” ahead of FC Barcelona, ​​Manchester United and Liverpool.

The other side of this equation are the European teams that are several levels below, such as the Serie C and Serie D teams. It is here that team valuations are in the millions and accessible to many successful football aficionados. MergersCorp International advised on a transaction that benefited both the Serie C club and the American investor.

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European football has always been desperate for money, but this has become even more serious due to the pandemic, which forced crowds to leave stadiums and left some of the continent’s biggest and most successful clubs with enormous debts.

There is now an opportunity to buy an outright stake or a stake in a club for a reasonable price. One opportunity currently available is the possibility of acquiring a club that reached the Serie B playoffs but did not win and is still in Serie C.

Beyond the excitement of the crowd, the publicity, the brand, and the connections, this type of investment can lead to a significant return on investment for the buyer.

An extreme example of this is AC Milan: “Under the right ownership, tarnished brands can be quickly transformed into gems. Consider AC Milan. The Italian side was in financial ruins, with a negative net worth of $37 million, when Elliott Management took control after its owner defaulted on a loan in 2018. Elliott invested hundreds of millions of dollars of capital in AC Milan, eliminated almost all of the team’s debt, reduced player spending relative to revenue, and the team ended fiscal year 2021 with a positive net worth of $70 million. At the same time, AC Milan improved on the field. Last May, the team qualified for the Champions League for the first time in seven years and this season won its first Serie A title in 11 years. The investment firm may soon sell AC Milan for more than $1.1 billion.” (NBC Sports)

If you are interested in learning more, we have teams available for sale in several countries and at various price points. If you own a team and wish to sell or hire a partner, we have many investors looking for the right team to work with.

Contact us: ed@mergerscorp.us

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