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KOMPAS.com – Businessman from Spain, Erik Alonso, became the topic of conversation after he found an agreement to buy the second caste Premier League club, Derby County.

Erik Alonso is on the verge of becoming the new owner of the Championship Division club which is now being coached by legends of the England and Manchester United national team. Wayne Rooney, the.

The 29-year-old businessman bought Derby County through his company, No Limits Sports.

Not only the Derby County stronghold, Erik Alonso also expressed his next desire to buy the club League 1 in Indonesia.

Alonso also voiced his ambition to bring the Liga 1 club to the Asian Champions League.

“That’s my goal, to bring the Indonesian team to become champions in AFC. Indonesia has great potential, for me the biggest in Asia,” said Erik Alonso via WhatsApp message to Kompas.com on Wednesday (14/4/2021) evening WIB.

However, who is Erik Alonso and why did he suddenly want to acquire a League 1 club?

Kompas.com had the opportunity to contact Alonso again on Friday (16/4/2021) to ask about the background of the businessman.

Alonso apparently has a close relationship with the country after spending six years in Bali. His son was born on the Island of the Gods.

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Through his event agency company, he was also involved in the arrival of Real Madrid stars at the time, Xabi Alonso and Gareth Bale, to Indonesia in 2012 and 2014 respectively.

“One of my friends and partners is Roberto Carlos (former Madrid left-back and the Brazilian national team). The former Real Madrid president, Ramon Calderon, is my lawyer,” he told Kompas.com by direct telephone line from Spain.

“Because they are associated with Real Madrid, we started working with the players, sponsors and fans.”

Alonso also said that his father, Jose Fernando Alonso, was the former owner of a Spanish club that competed in the top caste of the Spanish League in the 1990s, Club Deportivo Logrones.

He also claimed to have been in the world of football for a long time.

“We advise a lot of teams in the Premier League, a lot of LaLiga teams and Thai teams too,” said Alonso.

He said that his capacity in advising Thai League clubs was very diverse.

“We bring in investors, we bring in sponsors, we advise the squad and how to grow the academy. This is not a partnership but in the capacity to provide advice,” he said.

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Alonso also told the origin of his close relationship with the country so that he intends to buy an Indonesian club even though he received offers from clubs from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.

“For me, Indonesia is my second country. I lived there for six years. My child was also born there. I love Indonesia, I love everyone there, everything,” he said again.

“We own property there, invest in several factories, different businesses. We have a diverse portfolio.”

In addition, Alonso also has a close relationship with Raja Sapta Oktohari, Chairman of the Indonesian Olympic Committee.

This closeness made the name of the 45-year-old man mentioned by the British media as a backer for the acquisition of Derby County.

However, both Alonso and Raja Sapta Oktohari have strongly denied this connection.

One of their adventures together was when they became a promoter for Indonesian champion boxer, Daud Jordan.

“We started with boxing, it’s been a long time since I’ve known him. We also do some other business but that’s privacy,” said the man who was also a registered professional boxer again.

“We don’t talk about those businesses publicly.”

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“I really respect him, he is a top person as a friend and businessman,” said the man who said he had been coached by former Indonesian boxers, Pino and Daniel Bahari.

“I call her ‘sister’ so she’s a person I really admire.”

The No Limits Sports company also registered with Transfermarkt has several Indonesian players in their portfolio such as Febri Hariyadi (Persib Bandung) and the Persija duo, Riko Simanjuntak and Andritany Ardhyasa.

He also confirmed this.

“Yes, several agents from Indonesia sent me their names. So, we collaborated with them to protect their interests in Indonesia,” he said.

“We also worked with some former players such as Roberto Carlos and Luis Figo.”

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