Actor Ryan Reynolds looking to invest in Welsh football club Wrexham
Hollywood star ready to team up with Rob McElhenney to put £2m into fifth-tier outfit
Wrexham: Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney could be making an unlikely foray into the football business.
Wrexham, a Welsh team which plays in the fifth tier of English football, revealed Wednesday that Reynolds and McElhenney are the “two extremely well-known individuals” the club has previously said are interested in investing £2 million (Dh9.35 million).
Reynolds is a Canadian-born actor best known for starring in the “Deadpool” movies. McElhenney, a friend of Reynolds, is an American actor and director who was the creator of TV show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
Wrexham has been a fan-owned club since 2011. Members of its supporters trust voted at a special general meeting Tuesday in favor of allowing talks to start with Reynolds and McElhenney.
“In due course,” Wrexham said in a statement, “Mr. McElhenney and Mr. Reynolds will put forward their vision for Wrexham AFC and proposal for members to vote on at a second special general meeting.”
The National League — the division in which Wrexham plays — has yet to start its season because of the coronavirus pandemic.