OFFICIAL: The City and Pere Guardiola, new owners of the Girona

This same Tuesday the operation was a fact but have preferred to expect until the Wednesday to do it official. The Girona already is property of the Manchester City and Pere Guardiola, topping of this way the agreement of collaboration that has linked to both clubs during the last seasons.

In his communiqué, the group rojiblanco has matizado that sera 88,6% of the actions the quantity to deliver to equal parts between the two new majority shareholders, that have showed very happy with a promising movement.

The president of the Girona, Delfí Geli, has wanted to stand out that this is an agreement after "consolidating us like a club of the maximum level". "The strategy on a long-term basis of the City Football Group and the respect by the inheritance of his clubs has done evident in all his investments to date. We feel us privileged to be able to form part of this extensive family", has added.

Now, the Catalans will happen to form part of the City Football Group, a group controlled to his time by the company of inversion and development of the sheik Mansour bin Zayed To the-Nahyan. With the Girona already will be six clubs in property: the Manchester City, the Melbourne City of the Australian league, the New York City of the MLS, the Yokohama Marine of the Japanese League and the Athletic Club Torque of Uruguay.

Calm and respect

In relation to the recent operation of purchase, the new shareholders have affirmed that his project is on a long-term basis and will serve to give backrest and stability. In this sense, Ferran Soriano, CEO of the City Football Group and ex vice-president of the Barça, has signalled that "we wanted to invest in the future of the club, to give him stability to the team and to the fans".

Besides, Pere Guardiola has underlined that "know the idea of the Girona and his tradition: we go It to respect. It was an only and thrilling opportunity for the two parts and goes to be a beneficial project for all".