Ryan Reynolds is reported to have purchased an enormous stake in a brand-new soccer membership.
Reynolds and co-investor Rob McElhenney have seen big success following their takeover at Wrexham, with the Welsh outfit having loved back-to-back promotions from the Nationwide League and League Two in recent times.
In cost on the Racecourse since 2020, Reynolds is now set to increase his enterprise portfolio with one other new facet hoping to additionally profit from his huge wealth and prolonged contact e-book.
Ryan Reynolds invests £11.8m into Colombian facet Equidad FC
In accordance with info relayed by Express Sport, Reynolds and his funding group Tylis-Porter have secured the possession of Colombian facet Equidad FC. They play their soccer within the highest tier of Colombia, the Categoria Primera A.
Additional concerned events are mentioned to be baseball icon Justin Verlander and ex-Arsenal and Actual Madrid ace Mesut Ozil. Determined Housewives actress Eva Longoria is one other rumoured investor.
Equidad FC shared the thrilling information on social media, writing: “The presentation of the brand new homeowners of Equidad (@equidadfutbol) shall be in January.
“Well-known buyers from the TYLIS-PORTER group like EVA LONGORIA, RYAN REYNOLDS, and JUSTIN VERLANDER (baseball participant) shall be in Bogota, the staff’s headquarters. Carlos Zuluaga will proceed as president indefinitely.”
Large change may very well be on the horizon for the Colombian outfit nevertheless a change of identify and placement has additionally been hinted. Gaining new followers has confirmed difficult amidst competitors from native rivals Membership Deportivo Los Millonarios and Independiente Santa Fe.
“Not solely is the identify change being evaluated, but additionally the change of metropolis. It is without doubt one of the options, though the identify is nearly a reality. Subsequent week the doc needs to be signed to make the switch official,” mentioned Colombian journalist Felipe Sierra on ‘Sin Boleta’ lately.
In FourFourTwo’s view, South American followers are identified for his or her ardour so Reynolds and his buyers must tread rigorously in relation to not upsetting the supporters.
However pleasure will naturally develop because it did in Wrexham following the high-profile takeover and money injection into each the soccer membership and the encompassing areas.