Atlético de Madrid Aims to Become the Biggest Club in Spain and Europe
A club board member expressed this ambition during a forum held at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, highlighting the entity's value and legacy.
By Redacción La Voz de Madrid
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A board member of Atlético de Madrid has expressed the ambition to transform the red-and-white entity into the biggest club in Spain and Europe, during a forum held at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
This aspiration was voiced during 'The Forum', an event organized by Atlético de Madrid and Apollo Sports Capital at the club's stadium. The CEO of Quantum Pacific and a member of the club's board of directors, emphasized the entity's legacy and intrinsic value as fundamental pillars for achieving this goal.
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"Atlético has a legacy, you can see the value of the club. The rest cannot compete with this, with the Sports City. I hope we become the biggest club in Spain and Europe."
The board member has been part of the board of directors since Apollo's entry into the shareholding. During the event, he was accompanied by a co-portfolio manager from Apollo Sports Capital, who also shared his perspective on the investment in the Madrid entity.
The Apollo representative confessed that investing in Atlético de Madrid filled him with excitement, highlighting the club's solid structure and its extensive growth possibilities. He emphasized the fantastic team and the opportunities for revenue diversification and value creation that the entity offers.
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"The great thing about Atlético is that it has a fantastic team, opportunities for revenue diversification, to create value. Madrid is the fastest-growing city in Europe. Atlético is an asset that excites us very much."