LaLiga club Girona's co-owner Marcelo Claure has bought a 10% stake in American top-flight club New York City FC, the Major League Soccer (MLS) side said on Tuesday.

Billionaire joins City Football Group and MLB’s New York Yankees as a co-owner of MLS franchise New York City FC.

The entrepreneur and former Inter Miami CF owner has acquired 10% of NYCFC, with the New York Yankees reducing their ownership stake to make way for Marcelo Claure.

LaLiga club Girona's co-owner Marcelo Claure has bought a 10% stake in American top-flight club New York City FC, the Major League Soccer (MLS) side said on Tuesday. New York City FC, like Girona, are part of the City Football Group (CFG)'s holdings,

Billionaire Marcelo Claure bought a 10% stake in the owner of New York City FC and the soccer team’s future stadium in Queens, marking his return to Major League Soccer three years after selling his investment in Inter Miami FC.

Billionaire Marcelo Claure has purchased a 10% stake in the holding company that owns MLS club New York City FC and its yet-to-be-built stadium in Queens, a deal that values the entity at roughly $1.5 billion,