Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto is born

BM Puerto Sagunto held its Ordinary General Meeting of Members this Friday, attended by more than a hundred members. The meeting began with the reading and approval of the previous minutes, approval of the financial matters and, most importantly, informing the members of the team’s name change following the arrival of new main sponsor Fertiberia. The meeting was made up of president Juanjo Bataller, accompanied by Rafael García, vice-president for finance, Julián Castellblanque, club director and manager of Alser, and Celia Haro, the club’s general secretary.

President Juanjo Bataller officially announced at the meeting the incorporation of fertiliser company Fertiberia as the club’s main sponsor. The president added that “with this new sponsorship, we guarantee the season financially and, if possible, improve the squad, because signing players is difficult at the moment, but we are going to spend what the new challenge demanded by the sponsor requires of us”. Bataller continued, stating that “we have a great challenge ahead of us: showing a company as solvent and as large as Fertiberia that we are a good partner on this journey, and thus being able to extend this sponsorship agreement over time.”

Faced with this new scenario for the red-and-white club, Juanjo Bataller thanked Alser for the effort it has made over these years because “thanks to Alser, we are where we are”. For his part, Julián Castellblanque highlighted that “with the new sponsor, we have overcome the first hurdle towards achieving the objective of keeping the team in place and promoting the city positively”.

Another point discussed at the meeting was the financial balance for the previous and current seasons. Rafael García stated “that this year we have a wartime economy and will spend what we have because we cannot put the club in a risky situation”. The board showed its understanding towards members who are not continuing because of the country’s current financial crisis, but at the same time reminded everyone that members are an important part of the club and that efforts must be made to attract new members. The Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto budget for the current season will be €501,000 and aims to close the sporting year with neither a deficit nor a surplus.

During the questions and requests section, some attendees expressed their views on the club’s current situation and future matters, such as the construction of the new sports hall. Bataller stated that “work on the new sports hall has stopped and I cannot say more, because it is a municipal facility and it is not my place to comment”. Likewise, following a proposal from the club’s founding member, Luis Guillén, the meeting agreed to award the club’s honorary mention to Julián Castellblanque, manager of Alser, in recognition of what his sponsorship has meant in helping BM Puerto Sagunto grow in stature.

The match next Wednesday, 10 October, at 20:30, against BM Atlético de Madrid, will be the first outing for this new Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto, with Teledeporte cameras broadcasting live.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.