Maxi López, the former Barcelona striker is the new owner of Birmingham City

Maxi Lopez, the former FC Barcelona striker, among other teams, has closed this morning the purchase of a historic team in England: Birmingham City. In addition, this acquisition has made him the first Argentine to become the owner of an English team.

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Birmingham City is one of the clubs with the longest soccer tradition in England, having won the League Cup twice (1962-63 and 2010-11). However, it has now gone 12 consecutive seasons without winning promotion to the Premier League.

The shares that Paul Suen, owner of the English club to date, put on the market were bought by the investment group in which Maxi Lopez is included. According to the Daily Mirror, the price is 30 million pounds, which would mean about 37 million dollars.

However, it must be taken into account that the current situation of the team is not the most favorable, since last season the team was on the verge of relegation.

Big personalities in the deal

In addition to Maxi López, there are other personalities of great caliber within the deal, such as businessman Christian Codoma, owner of Maxco Capital and director of Global Stars Management. On the other side is Paul Richardson, a well-known Birmingham supporter, former director of Gymshark and owner of Hera London. According to the British media Birmingham Mail, the final sum of the deal would be 50 million euros.

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