Thibaut Courtois Becomes Co-Owner Of CD Extremadura Through NXTPLAY Investment Group

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 14: Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid celebrates the victory during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid v Real Oviedo at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 14, 2026 in Madrid Spain (Photo by Maria Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates/Getty Images) | Getty Images Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has taken another step into football ownership after NXTPLAY — the sports investment platform he co-founded alongside Gonzalo Vila — officially acquired a stake in Spanish club CD Extremadura. The agreement was announced this week by both parties, with current club president Daniel Tafur remaining in charge of the sporting and institutional direction of the project despite the new investment. According to the announcement, discussions between Extremadura and NXTPLAY had been ongoing for close to a year before the deal was finalized.

The timing of the acquisition coincides with one of the most successful periods in the club’s modern history. CD Extremadura recently secured promotion to Primera Federación after completing a remarkable run of four consecutive promotions — an unprecedented achievement in Spanish football. The club’s rapid rise has transformed Extremadura into one of the more compelling rebuilding stories in the Spanish football pyramid after years of financial and institutional instability.

For Courtois and NXTPLAY, the investment represents the platform’s second major football ownership project. Earlier this season, NXTPLAY also acquired a stake in French side Le Mans FC, who recently secured promotion back to Ligue 1. As a result, both clubs operating under the NXTPLAY umbrella achieved promotion during the same campaign.

The dual success immediately strengthens the visibility of the project and reinforces the group’s ambitions within football ownership and development. While Courtois remains fully focused on his playing career at Real Madrid, the Belgian goalkeeper has increasingly expanded his interests away from the pitch in recent years, including ventures in esports, technology, and now multi-club football investment. The announcement emphasized that work has already begun behind the scenes to prepare for what both sides view as the most ambitious phase of the Extremadura project so far.