George Clooney interested in buying Spanish club Malaga

The news follows on from the club being taken out of the hands of Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani, who is reportedly seeking €100m to sell his shares in the Andalusian outfit.

Antonio Aguilera, president of the Association of Small Shareholders (APA), has said that “negotiations are ongoing” between the sellers and a media group linked to Clooney.

“There is a very important group of film and TV producers who are here in Malaga, who want to make Malaga the Hollywood of Europe, they are recording series here in Malaga for Amazon and it a great economic potential” Aguilera told Canal Malaga.

The Costa del Sol club are desperate for a speedy sale and this reports indicates the prospective buyers could turn the club into a 24-hour news channel, with a suggestion that it could be similar to the film ‘The Truman Show’ – quite an extraordinary suggestion.