The next one has in European professional football Multi-Club-OwnershipConstellation formed. The British-American investment group Velocity Sport Limited (VSL) has five years after the takeover of the English Premier League-promoted FC Burnley also bought the Spanish first division team Espanyol Barcelona.
The Catalans, which had previously belonged to the Rastar group of the Chinese, confirmed the deal on Monday (July 14th, 2025) without mentioning the purchase amount. According to Spanish media, VSL is said to have paid around 130 million euros.
Basically, according to the statutes of the European Football Union (UEFA), several clubs are in possession of a natural or legal person. However, only one team from the football portfolio of the majority owners may take part in the continental club competitions such as the Champions League. However, both teams are not represented in the 2025/26 season in any international competition.
Chen took over 99.6 percent of the Espanyol shares in Barcelona in 2015. Under his leadership, the neighbor of FC Barcelona had plunged twice into the second class, but had managed to stay in the league in the past season.