Real Madrid will not participate in an investment agreement involving former NBA player Pau Gasol and other backers connected to Spanish women’s football. According to Real Madrid, the club does not align itself with the terms of the deal and says the arrangement does not fit the club’s model for the growth of women’s football. Real Madrid adds that its approach is based on sustainability and transparency and includes the principle that clubs have full autonomy.
Spain’s Liga F (the top tier of women’s football in the country) announces that it has started a new phase by bringing in Gasol16 Ventures and Fortified Partners as strategic investors. Liga F says this decision is ratified by clubs at an extraordinary assembly held in Madrid. Although the league and other clubs endorse the investment framework, Real Madrid’s position is that the agreement’s structure is incompatible with its stated requirements for women’s football development.
The reports agree on the league’s investor additions and Real Madrid’s refusal to join the agreement, citing concerns about autonomy and alignment with its women’s football growth model.
