Jan 5 2011, 02:45 AM, updated 15y ago
The club was sold in June 2010 to Qatarian investor, Abdullah ben Nasser Al Thani. The club has also its own reserve team, Atlético Malagueño.
The club also has a sizeable British following, mainly down to the large amount of British expats currently residing on the Costa del Sol.
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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Thani bought Malaga for around $46 million this past June, he promised a steady, step-by-step development plan. His right hand man, Abdullah Ghubn, told reporters that "buying big name stars would be contrary to Malaga's philosophy. We want to create our own stars from the youth system and make the fans identify with guys they've seen come through the ranks."
So much for those plans. It's taken the mega-rich owner all of six months to be utterly seduced by the heady, dizzy brew that is football.
Following his firm investment in a first class coach, Manuel Pellegrini (ex-Villarreal and Real Madrid), who was brought on board in November, has added midfielder Ignacio Camacho and keeper Sergio Asenjo from Atletico Madrid; former Sevilla star Enzo Maresca; Julio Baptista from Roma; and Martin Demichelis from Bayern Munich. Malaga is also negotiating to add Mahamadou Diarra (Real Madrid) and Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) to its rapidly growing roster.
As with all new year purchases, Malaga's shopping bag is full of the cheap, cheerful stuff you might regret buying and the odd purchase that could end up as a brilliant bargain.
From Pellegrini down to the least experienced player, Malaga has signed a cast of sportsmen who have won leagues and cups in Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Germany, Greece, Spain, Greece, Italy and France -- plus the UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Europa League
So much for those plans. It's taken the mega-rich owner all of six months to be utterly seduced by the heady, dizzy brew that is football.
Following his firm investment in a first class coach, Manuel Pellegrini (ex-Villarreal and Real Madrid), who was brought on board in November, has added midfielder Ignacio Camacho and keeper Sergio Asenjo from Atletico Madrid; former Sevilla star Enzo Maresca; Julio Baptista from Roma; and Martin Demichelis from Bayern Munich. Malaga is also negotiating to add Mahamadou Diarra (Real Madrid) and Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) to its rapidly growing roster.
As with all new year purchases, Malaga's shopping bag is full of the cheap, cheerful stuff you might regret buying and the odd purchase that could end up as a brilliant bargain.
From Pellegrini down to the least experienced player, Malaga has signed a cast of sportsmen who have won leagues and cups in Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Germany, Greece, Spain, Greece, Italy and France -- plus the UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Europa League
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