Lanús’s blunt statement after Chelsea’s alleged interest in converting it into a Sports Joint Stock Company

The information quickly went viral, despite the fact that it came from a YouTuber who supports Chelsea: the English club would be interested in landing in Argentine football if the authorization of Sports Joint Stock Companies promoted by the president becomes official. Javier Miley through a DNU last week. And, always according to the sayings of Felix Johnsonone of the six targeted within the AFA structure would be the Club Atlético Lanús. Quick reflexes, ‘Granate’ issued a statement this Wednesday to rule out that objective.

“Club Atlético Lanús ratifies its position in accordance with what was resolved in its eighty-fifth Annual Ordinary Assembly (1999), where the door to sports corporations was definitively closed, being the first Argentine football entity to make an open and official statement. against the SAD and energetically and unwaveringly reiterates his rejection of the imposition of public limited companies in Argentine football.”published on his official account on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

The first version of the youtuber Johnson claimed that from the British club “They are ready to look for Argentine teams to function as their satellite clubs (what is known as “feeders club”) starting from the new law” What does Milei want to do?

The “Feeders” are those lower-ranking teams, whose function is to prepare future talents and players to feed the first club. The City Football Group, for example, owns clubs in New York, Montevideo, Auckland and Mumbai, among others, which feed Manchester City, the jewel of the group.

During this Wednesday, Johnson added that in addition to Lanús, they were interested in being able to add to their conglomerate Boca, Racing, Banfield, Newell’s y Students of La Plata. “There have not yet been direct talks with the clubs, Chelsea is aware of the public reaction against the decree and respects the culture of fan-owned clubs”he clarified in another tweet.

Chelsea is owned by American investor and philanthropist Todd Boehly, who arrived at the club in May 2022 after buying (along with two other capitalists) his way out of Russian magnate Roman Abramovich, the team’s historic owner.

The Lanús professional team began its preseason under the direction of the coach Ricardo Zielinski looking ahead to 2024, in which will start very compromised in the averages, in 26th place out of 28 teamsSo far the ‘Russian’ team does not have reinforcements, and no longer has the scorer on the squad. José “Pepe” Sand (retired), to the defender Diego Braghieri (end of loan), Franco Troyansky (returns to Union) and Julian Fernandez (regresa a Newell’s).

Other possible losses are Pedro De La Vega, who is also called up to Javier Mascherano’s Argentine Under 23 Team for the Pre-Olympic in Venezuela. If he is not sold in this transfer market, he would not be available until date 5 or 6 of the Professional League Cup.

The team will remain throughout the preseason at the Cabrero and Guidi property until Saturday, January 20, inclusive.

It is expected that in the next few hours the first new faces will join, which could be Ramiro Carrera (former Atlético Tucumán) and Abel Luciatti (former Tigre).

In addition, Zielinski and his coaching staff had the incorporation of three youth footballers to carry out the preseason, defender Lucas Irusta, midfielder Mauricio Cardillo and forward Bruno Cabrera.