Lleida CF has reached a definitive agreement with an external investor who will assume the debt arising from the insolvency proceedings. This capital injection guarantees the immediate legal and economic viability of the blaugrana entity, putting an end to months of institutional uncertainty.
The financial operation allows the club to regularize its situation with public administrations. The new partner will provide the necessary funds to settle the accumulated defaults with the Tax Agency and Social Security, thus unlocking the club's survival beyond sporting results.
The payment plan structures 5.5 million in seven years
The entity's global debt amounts to 5.5 million euros according to data provided by the sports management. Of this total amount, 2.5 million correspond exclusively to the installments accrued with Social Security between the 2019 and 2025 fiscal years.
The agreement establishes a seven-year amortization schedule for the Treasury, the General Treasury of Social Security, and the rest of the ordinary creditors. This temporal structuring seeks to reconcile balance sheet cleanup with the daily operations of the first team and the lower categories.
Marc Torres, deputy to the presidency of Lleida CF, warned in March during his participation in the program '+Lleida' of Lleida TV about the disconnection between the court and the office.
"the future of the club is not tied to the sporting situation" - Marc Torres, deputy to the presidency of Lleida CF
This statement underscores the absolute priority that the directive grants to administrative resolution over any competitive consideration. Institutional stability is presented as the indispensable prerequisite for any future sporting project.
An initial disbursement of 1.8 million is non-negotiable
The viability of the agreement depends on the immediate payment of a first installment. Torres detailed that it is essential to make an initial payment of 1.8 million euros before the current season ends.
This disbursement is distributed in 1.1 million allocated to Social Security and 700,000 euros for the Treasury. The club's management has described this figure as non-negotiable to avoid executive measures that could compromise the federation license or continuity in the competition.
The investor's entry coincides with a simplification of the club's judicial landscape. The proceedings linked to former president Albert Esteve have been confined to the civil route after the withdrawal of the criminal charges.
However, the entity maintains this drift challenged in the contentious-administrative jurisdiction. The legal strategy seeks to shield the club from personal liabilities unrelated to current management while the viability plan is executed.
The board has made public its gratitude to subscribers, fans, and local collaborators. Their financial and moral support during recent years has made it possible to sustain the basic structure until the closing of this rescue operation.
The club will call a press conference in the coming days to present the technical details of the agreement. Internal sources point to next Wednesday as the most likely date to appear before the media and confirm the identity of the investor.