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CD Tenerife are the subject of advanced negotiations, from a group of German investors, who are willing to make a sizeable investment in the club, whilst also improving the infrastructure of the former Primera side. Talks have currently stalled however, according to former defender, César Gómez.

During the 1990′s, CD Tenerife enjoyed a decade in the Primera and even reached the semi-finals of the UEFA CUP, before the competition was re-branded as the UEFA Europa League.

Following their relegation at the end of the 1998-1999 season and aside for two very brief returns, the most recent for one season in the 2009-2010 campaign, the club has spent most of its time in the Segunda, even dropping to the Segunda B for two seasons.

Back in the Segunda, CD Tenerife secured a creditable 11th position finish in the league and now, the club has attracted the attention of foreign investors.

According to local reports in the Canary Islands holiday resort city, a German investment group has been in talks for some time, about the possibility of securing a takeover. During these talks, it was even suggested that they could make an immediate cash loan offer, to help the club avoid having to sell striker Ayoze Pérez, who moved to Newcastle United at the end of the season.

Current president Miguel Concepción has so far been reluctant to see the club sold to the German investment group. However, on Monday the public face of the investment group, former CD Tenerife defender César Gómez, who played for the club during their golden years, explained that it was a “huge” opportunity for the team to get back where he feels they belong: In the Primera.

Gómez expressed disappointment, that having been close to an agreement, with the team pushing for the promotion play-off places towards the end of the season, club president Concepción seemed less willing and backed away.

This he feels was a shame, as the German investors have so far expressed a willingness to back up their proposals, by presenting funds of around €30 million with a notary, in order to fulfil their move and wipe clear all debts at the club. They also want to invest in the infrastructure of the club, the stadium and the training facilities, to match their ambitions of taking the side back to the Primera.

Although the option for further negotiations remain open, Gómez admitted that whilst participating in most recently in talks with club president Miguel Concepción and board member Corviniano Clavijo, he got the distinct impression that the latter is trying to position himself as future president of CD Tenerife, therefore the real voice behind rejection of the investment group’s proposals, thus far.

Whether these German investors will patiently continue to promote their interests and keep pushing for the purchase of CD Tenerife, now remains to be seen and hangs in the balance.

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Club Deportivo Mirandes and Real Madrid Castilla could be given a Segunda reprieve if Real Murcia and Real Zaragoza’s financial issues continue to go unsolved.

Both Mirandes (19th) and Castilla (20th) were relegated from Spain’s second tier last season but could be in line for a return to the league because a number of clubs have yet to prove their financial well-being in order to take part in the division.

In an interview with AS, La Liga president Javier Tebas confirmed Murcia and Zaragoza were two of the sides that could face a forced relegation to Segunda Division B if their finances are not in order,

“Murcia and Zaragoza are in a difficult situation. If they do not improve their financial situation they will not be in the Liga Adelante (Segunda). They have a month to try to improve, and if they do not achieve that they will not be registered in the competition.”

Zaragoza are reportedly €100 million in debt but could be in the process of being taken over by Pakistani businessman Sadir Sheikh who is being backed by former player Nayim.

Meanwhile Osasuna, who were relegated from the Primera, could also be facing the drop into the third tier due to unhealthy finances leaving more spaces open for last term’s relegated Segunda sides to re-enter the division with Mirandes and Castilla being the first two to benefit.

In the Primera, the list of the 20 teams competing has also yet to be finalised due to Eibar requiring €1.7 million to play in the league, although the Basque club are close to reaching that target which must be met by August 6.

La Liga chief Tebas was confident that Eibar would reach the target. He told El Pais,

“I am sure that their promotion they will follow the same line. They have been an example in financial and sporting excellence this year.”

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Elche are reportedly interested in move for Sporting Gijón right-back Alberto Lora, as they look to offload high-earning Cristian Sapunaru and have also received offers for Damián Suárez.

The right-back slot is a principal area of focus for Elche at the moment, it seems, given recent reports that they’re keen to offload Cristian Sapunaru, given he’s one of the highest earning players at the club. In addition, there are also suggestions that the club have received offers for Damián Suárez, with sporting director Víctor Orta said to willing to consider selling the 26-year-old Uruguayan.

If this proves to be the case for both players, then clearly Elche will have to reinforce their right-back options and according to the Asturias edition of El Desmarque, currently at the top of their list is 27-year-old Alberto Lora of Sporting Gijón, with enquiries having already been made.

Alberto Lora began the formative years of his career in the youth system at Real Madrid, before moving to Sporting Gijón in 2006 and gaining further experience with their B team. His début season in the first-team came during the 2008-2009 season in the Primera and since then, during three more campaigns in the Spanish top-flight and the last three seasons in the Segunda, he’s been their first-choice right-back, making a total of 172 appearances in all competitions.

Elche are already aware that Lora has a release clause of €5 million, but they’re not expected to bid anywhere near that amount, although it appears Sporting Gijón will be more than willing to negotiate, given their tight finances. In that sense, a reasonable offer would certainly be seriously considered and could help them raise important funds.

There may be competition for Elche and their attempts to sign Lora however, should Getafe follow up interest they seemed to show in the player, earlier in the year.

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Veteran striker Raul Tamudo has agreed a one-year contract extension with Sabadell as they aim to better last season’s 10th place finish in Segunda.

The 36-year-old, who has represented Spain 13 times and is Espanyol’s all-time top scorer with 129 goals, made 26 appearances last term for the Catalan club and hit four goals following his move from Rayo Vallecano.

The forward thanked the club for giving him he opportunity to continue for 12 more months,

“I want to thank Sabadell for trusting me one more season I am very grateful. We hope to excite our fans, as we did last season.”

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Segunda side CD Tenerife have issued an official statement, denying categorically that they have been in receipt of a formal offer from a German investment group, though they do admit negotiations and annoyance at breaches of confidentiality, following these talks.
On Monday, former Tenerife player César Gómez held a press call, representing a group of German investors, explaining that they were willing to invest €30 million into the football club, as part of ambitious plans to elevate the team once more to the Primera.

However on Tuesday, CD Tenerife and club president Miguel Concepción issued a formal statement via the club website, strongly denying that he is in a position to control the sale of the club, given that there are over 30,000 shareholders and he only controls a 10.84% stake, rather than the 40% suggested during the press conference of César Gómez.

Furthermore, Concepción roundly denied that any agreements were in place, stressing that whilst there had been talks with “possible investors”, nothing had been formally outlined, during those negotiations.

The club is also highly annoyed and frustrated at what they consider to be breaches of confidentiality, by the investment group and their spokesman, César Gómez. This lead Concepción and CD Tenerife to resume any talks or negotiations with the group, based on such actions.

Concepción and CD Tenerife also flatly denied that there had been a formal investment offer of €30 million, as had been indicated in the press conference of César Gómez on Monday.

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Athletic Club Bilbao have announced that left-back Enric Saborit will spend the upcoming season on loan at Real Mallorca, guaranteeing a place int he squad for Jon Aurtenetxe.

In Ernesto Valverde’s first press conference of the preseason, the Athletic Club Bilbao manager revealed that several players would have to leave the club this summer due to overcrowding, and left-back Enric Saborit was believed to be one of the players that was informed that he would be sent on assignment.

On Wednesday afternoon, Athletic Club officially announced that they had reached an agreement with Segunda side Real Mallorca over the assignment of Saborit, who will join the club on a season-long loan spell.

As of now, it is unknown if Real Mallorca were given the option to buy the 22-year-old at the end of the season.

With Saborit out of the squad, Jon Aurtentxe’s place in the first team has been guaranteed after spending last season on loan at Celta Vigo, where he earned his place in this year’s squad according to Ernesto Valverde.

The 22-year-old has only played in a handful of matches for Athletic’s first team, but the club hopes that the young defender will gain valuable experience at Real Mallorca.

Saborit’s contract with Athletic is set to expire in 2016.