Toni Freixa leaves Badalona Futur… which remains in the hands of the former owner of Girona, wanted by Europol | Relief

A new chapter in the Badalona Futur serieswhose present has become clearer after the very eventful end of last year. We have already told Relevo that, according to its own players, the club Management was carried out from the city of Lleida. throughout the season because there was a commitment from the team Athletic Lleida buy the team at the end of the season. After the operation was disrupted, and with public complaint concerning football playerswho were demanding the money they were owed, another interested party emerged: CE Hospitalet. But in the end he backed down.

At that time, in July, there were doubts that the club had economic viability and could continue to compete, but it registered and, in record time, assembled a completely new squad to re-enter the Second RFEF, without any clarification from the organization. whether there has been a change of ownership. This Tuesday Tony Freixa confirmed this. with a statement he shared on his social media.

As the Catalan lawyer explained, today tendered his resignation and the resignation of his entire board of directorsof which he was President and CEO, to the new majority shareholders of CF Badalona Futur. This is what he said Josep Delgado Herrerawhich the enterprise acquired through its company Valiant sport. “It has been three very busy months with many difficulties since Mr. Delgado bought 89.62 shares of the club,” confirmed Freixa, who throughout this period “accompanied” what the new owner asked him. This is why the former leader of FC Barcelona continues to be linked to the football team despite having sold it.

Who is Josep Delgado?

The new boss of Badalona Futur is a long-time acquaintance of Catalan football, as he largest shareholder of Girona from 2010 to 2015. At that time we already explained in Relevo that Josep Delgado is the owner of the company. Zhironinka What Europol was looking for him and captured him.and who anonymously managed the Rojiblanco club. Later, He spent two years in a Polish prison. after a court in that country accused him of money laundering, organized crime and tax evasion. “But I was never convicted!”said in this medium Josep Delgado, who “waged war against the government” and now demands justice.

On a purely sporting level during the time of Josep Delgado Girona have established themselves in the second division and they twice came close to qualifying for the Primera Division for the first time in their history, going so far as to compete in two knockout stages, something that had never happened to a Girona team. The fall against Lugo was especially painful in the final minute of the final day of the 2014–15 regular league season, derailing promotion which had been very close.

Delgado made a choice in favor of coaches during his mandate Pablo Machin and Rubywithout whom the recent successes of the Rojiblanco team would be unthinkable. Also from the hand of the current owner of the Badalona Futur. arrived in Montilivi from Hospitalet Quique Carcel, Champions Architect.

In 2015, this computer engineer by training, who made his fortune mining copper in African mines, bought Girona “not having the slightest idea about football” transferred most of his shares (he still has some), which ended up in the hands of the city football group. He told Relevo he was proud to have “sold the club to these people” because “they are the best in the world along with Barca and Madrid. I would never have predicted Girona so highly.”

Where will Badalona Futur play?

“It was possible to create a team that guarantees the ability to compete in this category and the project was able to take root in the city of Premià de Mar,” Toni Freixa wrote in a statement, confirming that Premià de Mar is the new home of Badalona Futur.which has been an open secret for weeks now. The club, which was born in Llagostera, moved to Palamos, passed through Badalona, ​​settled last year in Vic and could end up in Lleida or Hospitalet, has finally found a home on the Maresme coast, half an hour away by car. from Barcelona.

This season, by the way, he began training in Sant Feliu de Llobregat and, before settling in Premia, played the first two days at home in Blanes. He is currently in a relegation position to Third RFEF after adding seven points in the first seven days.

Tony Freixa said goodbye, assuring that “If shareholders provide resources to the project, it will have enormous potential”. We must not forget that just over a year ago, in mid-July 2023, Badalona Futur had no premises, no balls, no project, no coach, and at the helm was Ferran Costa, who signed a contract four days before the start of the season. and, without even having enough players to make up an eleven, the team won the Fed Cup, played a Copa del Rey match with Primera – they lost on penalties to Cadiz – and He led the Second RFEF with an iron fist. until Manresa’s coach went to Andorra. Finally, they were unable to advance to Primera RFEF after being eliminated in the play-offs. Now it remains to be seen whether Delgado will be at the helm. the project can grow again.