Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe made the headlines last year after he became the majority shareholder in the French Side Stade-Malherbe Caen, and now teammate Vinicius Junior also decided to go into club ownership. The Brazilian has decided to buy the Portuguese side FC Alverca with a consortium.
It is not clear how much the deal was worth, who the partners of Vinicius are, or how much of the money that the Brazilian has set up, but Diario as confirmation of a story from Record that he is part of the group that will become the majority owners. Alverca has announced that previous owner Ricardo Vicintin has sold his controlling interest to a consortium of Spanish and Brazilian investors, more of which will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Alverca is currently on the outskirts of Glory, are second and on a promotion place to go to Liga NOS, only two points behind the League Leaders Tondela, and with a one-point advantage compared to penafile in the play-off place below.
Founded in 1939, they spent time in the Primeira Liga in the late nineties and early 2000s, but a financial crisis and debts of € 5 million in 2005 forced them in administration, from which they have since done their way back. Last season they earned promotion back to the second layer.
Alverca is located in Alverca Do Ribatejo, further the Tajjo -Estuary from Lisbon, and former players include Deco, Maniche and Ricardo Carvalho, while Jesualdo Ferreira was their manager at a certain point. It is unclear how involved Vinicius will be, but it certainly seems like a growing trend for players to invest in more modest clubs. Vinicius is managed by the American Bureau ROC Nation, and it is certainly a trend for large NBA and NFL stars to become minority shareholders in brand name franchises. If Vinicius moved to Saudi Arabia, he might have the money to buy a large La Liga club.
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