couple of times, and he even turned up at the Stadio Ennio Tardini to follow some of Parma's matches in Serie A. Because of his withdrawal from the deal and failure to pay the rest of the sum of €20.5 million, Lorenzo Sanz Senior and Lorenzo Sanz Junior lost much of their credibility. Later years Sanz announced in 2006 that he was putting himself up for election once again for the vacant President's position at Real Madrid, losing it to Ramón Calderón. In July 2006, Sanz purchased Málaga CF. He sold the club in 2010 to a Qatari investor for a sum of €50 million. In May 2008, it was reported that he was looking to buy Italian club Bari, and that the Bari owners had given him 10 days to close the deal, which was rumored to be around €15 million. Personal life Sanz was the father-in-law of former Real Madrid and Spain national team defender Míchel Salgado, who married his daughter Malula. Sanz's two sons, Paco and Fernando, were also professional footballers. As the owner of Málaga CF, he entrusted Fernando with the presidency of the club. Sanz died in the evening of 21 March 2020 at the age of 76, after testing positive for COVID-19. References External links Lorenzo Sanz, imputado por presunta estafa y falsificación documental – La Gaceta de los Negocios 1943 births 2020 deaths People from Madrid Sanz family 20th-century Spanish businesspeople 21st-century Spanish businesspeople Businesspeople from Madrid Real Madrid CF presidents Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain