Sam Baro buys €30m stake in Belgian Pro league’s AA Gent
July 21 – AA Gent will remain in Belgian ownership hands with Sam Baro taking control of the Flemish club, replacing current owner Ivan de Witte.
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San Francisco 49ers owners complete £170m takeover of Leeds
July 18 – The owners of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers have assumed full control of English tier-2 club Leeds United after the English Football League formally approved a £170 million takeover by 49ers Enterprises.
Haaland tops Mbappé as world’s most valuable player
July 18 – Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has overtaken PSG ‘want-away’ Kylian Mbappé as the world’s most valuable player, according to the latest update of Football Benchmark’s Player Valuation platform.
Tan backs off from sale of KV Kortrijk after Kaminski Group misses first payment
July 10 – Belgian club KV Kortrijk will remain in the hands of owner Vincent Tan after a proposed takeover by the Kaminksi Group failed to be completed.
Levski Sofia fans demand transparency over their donations to save the club
July 4 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia has reduced its debt to the National Revenue Agency (NRA) by nearly BGN 2 million (€1milion). Levski had come under criticism from fans for not providing any accounting for the donations from the supporters.
TFG starts multi-ownership portfolio build, adding OGC Cannes to AS Roma
June 26 – The US owners of Serie A’s Roma, The Freidkin Group (TFG), have bought AS Cannes in the French fourth tier.
Pandev completes sale of North Marcedonian club to Brera who unveil youth-focussed plan
June 27 – North Macedonian playing legend Goran Pandev has said the sale of FK Akademiya Pandev to Brera Holdings has been completed.
Chelsea owners BlueCo start multi-club ownership with Racing Strasbourg buy
June 23 – Chelsea’s owners BlueCo have become shareholders in Ligue 1 club Racing Strasbourg, taking a first step in building a multi-club ownership model.
Al Mubarak has ‘strong views’ on alleged FFP breaches, but keeps them to himself, for now
June 20 – Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (pictured) has broken his silence on the raft of alleged financial charges facing the newly crowned European champions.
Premier League combined revenues hit €29.5bn, almost double LaLiga’s
June 19 – The European football grew by 7% in the 2021/22 season to to €29.5 billion according the 32nd Annual Review of Football Finance published by Deloitte’s Sports Business Group.
Share issue helps Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia repay its government taxes
June 15 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia have announced that nearly BGN 600,000 (€300,000) has been raised from the sale of shares.
US investor Maciek Kaminski buys Belgium’s KV Kortrijk from Vincent Tan
June 13 – Following weeks of speculation, US property tycoon Maciek Kaminski (pictured) has acquired Belgian club side KV Kortrijk for €17.5 million from Malaysia’s Vincent Tan.
San Francisco 49ers touch down with full ownership of Leeds
June 12 – In the latest American involvement in English football, the San Francisco 49ers ownership group has reached an agreement to take over Leeds United with the club’s chairman Andrea Radrizzani selling his stake in the club.
Hull’s Turkish owner Illicali buys Ireland’s Shelbourne FC
June 9 – Turkish media tycoon Acun Ilicali (pictured), owner of Hull City in the English Championship, bought a majority shareholding in Shelbourne FC, one of the oldest clubs in the Irish Premier League.
Levski Sofia turns to consumer loan markets to pay its NRA debts
June 2 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia is close to solving one of its most serious financial problems that has plagued the club for years.