Chinese Investors Weigh Bid To Acquire Stake In La Liga Side Málaga

Málaga, Spain "is full of reports linking a group of Chinese investors" to La Liga side Málaga, according to Juan Jiménez of AS. The "reports are contradictory." Some indicate that the investors' objective "is sponsorship." Others say the intention is to "acquire the club." Sources said that the Chinese investors began an audit weeks ago "to study the club's accounts with the objective of entering its shareholding." The name of the group "has not been shared, but there is a reference to 'DE Sports,' which organizes sports events in China." The business "Best of You," which manages the image rights of top footballers including Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, is the Chinese group's contact in Spain (AS, 5/7).