Martín Presa vs Peter Lim: Rayo fans push their owner out

Martín Presa’s position at Rayo Vallecano is portrayed as increasingly fragile after the Rayo–Athletic match was suspended definitively due to the home fans’ rejection of the owner. As MARCA reports, the game was stopped twice when supporters used paper planes and colored plastic or paper balls to make their point, before it was ultimately called off.

In the writer’s view, the core issue is that a club owner cannot last if the fanbase—season ticket holders and occasional attendees—stands up against him, since that pressure eventually forces a change in ownership through a share sale. With that backdrop, Presa is said to be weighing whether it is time to step aside, putting the 98% stake he holds up for sale.

The comparison then shifts to Peter Lim at Valencia: despite the “Lim Go Home” campaign and a chant around the 19th minute, the article says Valencia fans have never managed to empty Mestalla in a major protest against him during his 12-year ownership. It also recalls the June 2024 political agreement that restored Lim urban-development benefits worth 150–170 million, tied to completing the new Mestalla by June 2027, and suggests that once the stadium is finished Lim could demand more for his shares.