Claror buys Club Delfos, expands into Cornellà del Llobregat

Claror’s purchase of Club Delfos in Cornellà del Llobregat showed how Barcelona-area fitness groups were widening beyond the city core through acquisitions rather than new builds. The move gave Fundació Claror its first club in Baix Llobregat and stretched its network to seven integrated sports centers in the province of Barcelona, a clear sign that regional operators were chasing scale through consolidation as much as national chains.

Fundació Claror formalized the acquisition before a notary on March 24, 2026, and Club Delfos became formally part of the foundation on April 1, 2026. Claror said the integration would be progressive, with Club Delfos adopting Claror’s management standards, sports programs and digital tools while keeping the site’s identity and community ties. The clearest message to members was continuity: all Club Delfos employees moved across to Claror, limiting disruption and preserving the human team that built trust around the club.

That continuity mattered because Club Delfos was no small neighborhood gym. Founded in 1982, it grew into a 10,000-square-meter sports complex with more than 2,400 members, more than 110 guided classes a week and 16 padel courts. The club also listed a summer pool, spa area, eGym circuit, Pilates Reformer studio, rehabilitation center and social space, giving Claror a broader platform than a conventional fitness floor. For a group that had concentrated mainly in Barcelona city and Vallès Oriental, Cornellà marked a significant step into a new municipal market with a strong local sports culture.

Claror’s director general, Gabriel Domingo, has framed the group’s post-pandemic strategy around improving its centers for the “gym of the future,” and the acquisition fit that logic. Public reporting put Claror’s 2023 revenue at about 24 million euros, with expectations of around 25 million euros in 2024 and a target of roughly 40,000 members. Club Delfos founder Matías Polo Palau said he chose Claror for its solvency, experience and shared philosophy about sport, while the club itself stressed that the Delfos brand, essence and existing team would remain at the center of the project. In Barcelona’s fitness market, that combination of local roots and regional scale is becoming a valuable asset.