The Sale Of Malaga To An Albanian Investment Group Reportedly Very Close

The conversations for the sale of La Liga's Malaga are at their "high point," according to Ballesteros & Espinal of MARCA. Everything seems to be "very well-guided" and the sale should be made public "in hours." Sheik Abdullah Al-Thani's ownership of the club will have lasted two years and Taci Oil, the Albanian investment group owned by Rezart Taci, will take over. According to sources in the negotiation, everything is close, but "the only stumbling block is the debt that the club has generated and the collateral damage of this" (MARCA, 7/30). However, the EFE reported that one of the execs for Taci Oil denied the company had any interest in purchasing the club. The executive said, "I read this news in the press and I am surprised. We have not had and have no intention of purchasing Malaga" (EFE, 7/30).