Legendary Spanish defender Sergio Ramos has reached a landmark agreement to acquire approximately 60% of the share capital of Sevilla FC, his boyhood club. Representing the investment fund Five Eleven Capital, the 40-year-old veteran concluded the deal today following an intense series of negotiations with the club’s major shareholders in Seville.
The “total agreement” was finalized after a grueling 10-hour meeting on Monday and a follow-up session this Tuesday. Ramos met with the influential families that control the Andalusian club—the Del Nido, Carrión, Alés, Castro, and Guijarro families—to solidify an acquisition valued at just over €400 million.
The transition marks a poetic homecoming for Ramos, who was born in the Seville province and began his career in the club’s youth academy before rising to global stardom.
A significant hurdle in the negotiations was the club’s financial health. While the overall valuation was agreed upon, the impact of debt on the final share price remained a sticking point until a recent audit by KPMG confirmed the club’s liabilities at approximately €85 million. This figure matched the board’s more optimistic projections, effectively unblocking the transaction.
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As part of the restructuring, the new ownership group reportedly plans a capital injection of between €80 million and €100 million to stabilize the team’s finances and improve its salary cap.
The completion of the takeover now rests on a formal notary signing and mandatory approval from Spain’s Supreme Sports Council (CSD) and La Liga. Because the deal involves acquiring more than 25% of a Public Limited Sports Company (SAD), regulatory scrutiny is a standard legal requirement.
Ramos, who left Mexican side Monterrey in December 2025 and has not yet officially retired from professional football, signaled the deal’s success to waiting reporters with a “thumbs up” as he departed the negotiation site this afternoon.
