Jeff Luhnow co-buys Spanish soccer club Leganes

Luhnow is the head of an investment group that bought Leganes. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow part of group that bought Spanish soccer club Leganes

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 6/23/22

Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is back in the sports world, but not in the United States.

Luhnow is the head of an investment group that completed the purchase of Spanish soccer club Leganes. The disgraced ex-GM even appeared in Spain at a press conference to speak about the acquisition, as publicized by the club’s Twitter account.

PRESS CONFERENCE | Jeff Luhnow: "What we want is to make Leganés grow and continue what Victoria and Felipe have done in the last fourteen years".

More info https://t.co/AGHuEq2Wuh pic.twitter.com/pbG9HR60di

— C.D. Leganés (@CDLeganes_en) June 23, 2022

American businesspeople have invested in European soccer more frequently in recent years, but Luhnow isn’t exactly a name anyone saw coming. It is not clear how active Luhnow intends to be in the day-to-day running of the club.

Luhnow was heralded for his work as Astros GM, as his analytically minded approach helped mold the team into a contender. He was ultimately fired over the team’s 2017 sign-stealing scandal and served a full one-year suspension handed down by MLB. He has not worked in baseball since, but his name briefly popped up in relation to one GM job late last year.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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