Elizabeth O.
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have obtained their takeover of Wrexham AFC, a Welsh football club currently playing in England’s fifth line.
McElhenney, the author of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and Reynolds, star of “Deadpool,” have taken 100% monitor from the Wrexham Supporters Trust (WST) and have made an initial £2 million ($2.77M) investment into the is a club.
“It is a special day for the two of us to become the latest managers in the long and storied history of Wrexham AFC. Together with the players, the staff, the fans, and the local community, we can now pursue our goal to grow the team and return it to the EFL in front of heightened attendances, and in an improved stadium, while making a positive discrepancy to the wider community in Wrexham,” the pair said in a joint statement.
The club says the initial funds will be spent on the “priority” of identifying players for the first-team squad, with £50,000 ($69,200) allocated to improve the women’s football program.
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Wrexham had been fan-owned since 2011 and back in November, the Wrexham Supporters Trust (WST) voted 98% in favor of the takeover, aso Naija gathered.
“We urge all supporters to unite behind our new owners, the Club, and the team as they look to return Wrexham to the heights we have all dreamed of. Expressing on the preceding nine years, the Board is proud of aspects of what the Wrexham Supporters Trust has been able to achieve since taking management of the Club in November 2011,” the WST said in a statement.
