Messi agrees to buy second Spanish club

Messi won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022[Getty Images]Spanish second-division side Eldense say Argentina great Lionel Messi has reached a "preliminary agreement" to become the club's majority shareholder.Eldense will become the second Spanish club Messi has invested in, having bought Catalan side Cornella in April.The 39-year-old former Barcelona forward currently plays for Inter Miami and recently retired from international football after Argentina were beaten 1-0 by Spain in the 2026 Wor