Iglesias joins sports stars for restaurant venture

Singer Enrique Iglesias and tennis star Rafael Nadal have teamed up with basketball player Pau Gasol and businessman Abel Matutes Prats to open a string of Spanish restaurants.

They will be called Tatel, reports Eater.

"The food of our country is very famous," a spokesperson for the investors said, reports people.com.

"There are many Spanish restaurants but none have tried to become the reference at a national or even international level," added the spokesperson.

The flagship Tatal opens here this March, and will be 800 square meters, decked out in 1920s-inspired decor.

Tatel Ibiza is set to open in 2016, with future plans to expand to Barcelona, London, and Las Vegas already in the works.